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Summary information

Study title

Determinants of Local Government Expenditure, 1951-1974

Creator

Le Grand, J., University of Sussex, School of Social Sciences
Winter, D., University of Sussex, School of Social Sciences

Study number / PID

913 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-913-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors which affect the expenditure decisions of local governments. Data collected relates to county boroughs in England and Wales from 1951 to 1974 and aggregate UK local government expenditure over the same period.

Main Topics:

Variables
For county boroughs in England and Wales 1951 - 1974: total expenditure and expenditure on selected services (education, police, libraries, sewerage and fire). Socio-economic and demographic data (earnings, employment, social class, age structure, amenities and density). Political data (county borough election results). For aggregate UK local government expenditure 1951 - 1974: total local and combined public authorities expenditure (current, capital and exhaustive).

Topics

CensusesGovernment, political systems and organisations

Keywords

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICEAGEAGRICULTUREBOOKSBRITISH POLITICAL PARTIESCEMETERIESCHILD PROTECTIONCIVIL DEFENCECULTURAL EXPENDITUREDEPRECIATIONEDUCATIONAL EXPENDITUREEDUCATIONAL GRANTS
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Methodology

Data collection period

Not available

Country

England and Wales, United Kingdom

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Administrative units (geographical/political)
National
Local authorities
Public expenditure

Universe

County boroughs in England and Wales

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Compilation of published and unpublished statistics supplied by the Dept of the Environment and the Home Office

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1980

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Related publications

  • Le Grand, J. and Winter, D. (1977) 'Towards an economic model of local government behaviour', Policy and Politics