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CHANGES IN EDUCATION OUTPUTS IN ENGLISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, 1949–1974
Author(s) -
HOGGART KEITH
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
public administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.313
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-9299
pISSN - 0033-3298
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9299.1983.tb00511.x
Subject(s) - borough , control (management) , local authority , political science , economics , public administration , public economics , management
The literature on local outputs is dominated by cross‐sectional investigations which suggest that the local socio‐economic environment is a critical determinant of local policy. This paper argues that there is insufficient theoretical justification for adopting a cross‐sectional methodology. It examines changes in education outputs in 57 English county borough s and 28 English county councils over the period 1949–74 and concludes that long‐term trends in output change were little affected by local socio‐economic conditions, changes in party control or changes in senior administrative personnel. The results suggest that case study analyses of internal policy‐making processes are likely to give more insight into policy determination than current local output analyses.