Abstract
By the middle of the twentieth century many recognised the need for reform of the local government structure to deal effectively with the continually changing conditions resulting in more complex administrative problems. The structure was still based essentially on the Acts of 1888 and 1894, whose main provisions were described in Chapter 1. Admittedly the period between 1888 and 1926 had seen the creation of 21 new county boroughs and extensions to many others, and this had resulted in a substantial loss of funds to county councils. Some rationalisation of district council areas had occurred through county reviews under the Local Government Act 1929.
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Seeley, I.H. (1978). Winds of Change. In: Local Government Explained. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15961-1_2
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