01252pab a2200157 454500008004000000100001600040245009200056260000900148300001300157520081700170650002000987650002601007650002101033700002101054773001901075180718b2015   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKnox, Colin  aLocal government reform: Community planning and the quality of life in Northern Ireland  c2015  ap. 31-57  aLocal government in Northern Ireland has undergone a significant reform process in terms of both the number of councils (from twenty-six to eleven) and their functional responsibilities. Councils in Northern Ireland have always been regarded as the poor relation of central government or non-departmental public bodies which deliver many of the services performed by local government in other parts of the UK (education, social services, housing). The reforms in Northern Ireland, while devolving relatively minor additional functions, offer councils a significant role in community planning ﾖ the legal power to hold central departments to account for services provided by them in local areas. This paper argues that councils can use this power to improve the quality of life of their inhabitants. - Reproduce  aquality of life  aAdministrative reform  aLocal government  aCarmichael, Paul  aAdministration