Leadership and management in UK local government: a role for elected mayors?

摘要: The paper assesses the impact of elected executive mayor on leadership and management in UK local government. After exploring new arrangements introduced by Local Government Act 2000, three themes governing, governance allegiance within mayoral councils are discussed detail. Principally using results interviews with a group mayors first 2002, suggests that directly has an enhanced individual role council, increasingly coordinate efforts external partners wider area, potentially problematic relationships developed councillors senior managers, there is changed political context which must now operate. seen as both leader manager. It suggested have sought direct relationship public, this implications for continued other representatives. Finally, prospects extending experiment under ‘modernization’ framework government re-elected May 2005 examined. Although initiative been adopted only small number councils, it concluded authority significantly those areas.