CONTENTS:- 1. Local Government: Development and Trends. 2. Management of Services. 3. Management of People in Local Self-government. 4. Management of Finance in Local Self-government. 5. The New Forms of Local Self-government. 6. New Managerialism: Theoretical Perspective. 7. Changing Managerial Roles in Local Self-government. 8. Changing Leadership and Managerial Roles. 9. A Study of Change: Barset County Council.