Published in 1999. Control and Power in Central-Local Government Relations set out to provide a re-interpretation of central-local relations in Britain.

Part 1: Control and Power in Central-Local Government Relations 1. Introduction 2. Some Myths in Central-Local Relations 3. Intergenerational Analysis 4. Intergovernmental Relations 5. A Framework for Analysis Part 2: From Institutions, to Policy, to Individuals 6. 'Power Dependence' Theories of Central-Local Relations: A Critical Assessment 7. New Directions in the Study of Policy Networks 8. Analysing Networks: From Typologies of Institutions to Narratives of Beliefs