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Leading Local Government

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Leading Local Government

The Role of Directly Elected Mayors

John Fenwick

Northumbria University, UK

and

Lorraine Johnston

Northumbria University, UK

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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Acknowledgements

We wish to acknowledge the help of many people in writing this book. Numerous local authority officers and elected council members have over the years given freely of their time in sharing their views and the fruits of their experience. Former academic colleagues have contributed their ideas to our emerging view of where directly elected mayors fit into the pattern of local governance, but we hope that our thoughts will also be of interest to those involved in the challenging and sometimes thankless practical business of public service. We would like to thank those elected mayors to whom we have spoken, but of course the interpretations we make and the conclusions we draw remain our responsibility. Special thanks to Anna Railton for the illustrations in Chapter 3.

Professor John Fenwick

Professor Lorraine Johnston

Northumbria University

2020