Governing London

This timely book is the first to take a close historical look at Ken Livingstone s London. It examines the development of London governance from the demise of the Greater London Council to the establishment of the Greater London Authority. The authors investigate the working of Mayor and Assembly, unravel the underlying politics of London and explore policy debates about transport, crime, and economic development. Finally they pose a question of key importance, not just to Londoners, but also to those interested in urban governance throughout the world: to what extent can the creation of new institutions and instruments of government give a major city the sense of being a political community?

Introduction, Governing great cities, London: the elusive community, London dismembered, A new governing for London, London in transition, London on the move?, London's Crimewatch, Renewing London, The mayor and metropolitan government

General Readers interested in current affairs, Scholars and Students of British Politics, Local Government, Urban Studies, Historians of London, Journalists, and Policy Makers