F.M.G. Willson was at the time of original publication Professor of Government in the University College of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi).

Review for the original edition:‘The student of local government will find here information of the greatest interest. This is the kind of book which should be in the hands of all would-be councillors. It gives a first-hand account of the intricate and sometimes bewildering processes of local and central government.’ – Times Educational Supplement

• Preface. Author’s Acknowledgements. Introduction. Cases 1. Coventry Moves a Market 2. The Posting of Captain Robinson 3. Machine Accounting Comes to the West Country 4. A Clearing with Spain 5. The Administrative Consequences of Jim and Vera Fardell.

F.M.G. Willson was at the time of original publication Professor of Government in the University College of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi).

Review for the original edition:‘The student of local government will find here information of the greatest interest. This is the kind of book which should be in the hands of all would-be councillors. It gives a first-hand account of the intricate and sometimes bewildering processes of local and central government.’ – Times Educational Supplement

• Preface. Author’s Acknowledgements. Introduction. Cases 1. Coventry Moves a Market 2. The Posting of Captain Robinson 3. Machine Accounting Comes to the West Country 4. A Clearing with Spain 5. The Administrative Consequences of Jim and Vera Fardell.

F.M.G. Willson was at the time of original publication Professor of Government in the University College of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi).

Review for the original edition:‘The student of local government will find here information of the greatest interest. This is the kind of book which should be in the hands of all would-be councillors. It gives a first-hand account of the intricate and sometimes bewildering processes of local and central government.’ – Times Educational Supplement

• Preface. Author’s Acknowledgements. Introduction. Cases 1. Coventry Moves a Market 2. The Posting of Captain Robinson 3. Machine Accounting Comes to the West Country 4. A Clearing with Spain 5. The Administrative Consequences of Jim and Vera Fardell.