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London: Management Philosophy of the Greater London Authority

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On 5 May 2000, Ken Livingstone became Mayor of London and Britain's first directly elected executive head of an administration. Returned as an independent, he had no backing from a party machine and inherited a weak administrative apparatus. Nevertheless, key strategies on transport, economic development, and land planning have been put in place in full or in their main outlines. A series of radical developments in management and policy have been carried through, while retaining high ratings in the opinion polls and rising approval from the business community. A popular explanation for this is the ‘pragmatism’ shown by the Livingstone administration. This article seeks to explain in greater depth its managerial/economic approach and to show that, while internally consistent, it is not readily understandable in terms of either the traditional right or the traditional left of the political spectrum.

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  • John Ross, 2001. "London: Management Philosophy of the Greater London Authority," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(4), pages 35-42, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:21:y:2001:i:4:p:35-42
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00283
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    1. Andy Thornley & Yvonne Rydin & Kath Scanlon & Karen West, 2005. "Business Privilege and the Strategic Planning Agenda of the Greater London Authority," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 42(11), pages 1947-1968, October.
    2. Schroeter, Eckhard & Roeber, Manfred, 2004. "Governing the Capital — Comparing Institutional Reform in Berlin, London and Paris," Institute of European Studies, Working Paper Series qt9km4z5vf, Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley.

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