Latham's Marxist analysis exposes how neoliberal local governance transfers power to capital and the central state. Challenging superficial devolution rhetoric, it critiques Britain's party consensus on corporate control, using Gramsci's theories and global comparisons (China to Venezuela). The study proposes radical democratic alternatives to counter Conservative-led business dominance of local government.
Latham's Marxist analysis exposes how neoliberal local governance transfers power to capital and the central state. Challenging superficial devolution rhetoric, it critiques Britain's party consensus on corporate control, using Gramsci's theories and global comparisons (China to Venezuela). The study proposes radical democratic alternatives to counter Conservative-led business dominance of local government.