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THE POLITICS AND MANAGEMENT OF HUNG AUTHORITIES
Author(s) -
LEACH STEVE,
STEWART JOHN
Publication year - 1988
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.1467-9299.1988.tb00680.x
Subject(s) - politics , political instability , political science , public administration , public relations , sociology , law
Hung local authorities have grown in numbers in recent years. This paper analyses the experience of those authorities. First it reviews the growing body of literature and argues that it has largely been concerned with particular authorities. The authors then proposed a research‐based classification of hung authorities, before examining both the nature of political behaviour and changes in management. Finally, the paper identifies factors leading to stability and instability in hung authorities and the characteristics of both situations.