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Reforming the City

Author : Ariane Liazos
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231549377
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Reforming the City written by Ariane Liazos and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most American cities are now administered by appointed city managers and governed by councils chosen in nonpartisan, at-large elections. In the early twentieth century, many urban reformers claimed these structures would make city government more responsive to the popular will. But on the whole, the effects of these reforms have been to make citizens less likely to vote in local elections and local governments less representative of their constituents. How and why did this happen? Ariane Liazos examines the urban reform movement that swept through the country in the early twentieth century and its unintended consequences. Reformers hoped to make cities simultaneously more efficient and more democratic, broadening the scope of what local government should do for residents while also reconsidering how citizens should participate in their governance. However, they increasingly focused on efficiency, appealing to business groups and compromising to avoid controversial and divisive topics, including the voting rights of African Americans and women. Liazos weaves together wide-ranging nationwide analysis with in-depth case studies. She offers nuanced accounts of reform in five cities; details the activities of the National Municipal League, made up of prominent national reformers and political scientists; and analyzes quantitative data on changes in the structures of government in over three hundred cities. Reforming the City is an important study for American history and political development, with powerful insights into the relationships between scholarship and reform and between the structures of city government and urban democracy.

Governing Cities in a Global Era

Author : R. Hambleton
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230608795
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Governing Cities in a Global Era written by R. Hambleton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-11-26 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the role that ideas, institutions, and actors play in structuring how we govern cities and, more specifically, what projects or paths are taken. Global changes require that we rethink governance and urban policy, and that we do so through the dual lens of theory and practice.

The Buffalo-Amherst Corridor

Author : New York (State). Office of Planning Coordination
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Buffalo-Amherst Corridor written by New York (State). Office of Planning Coordination and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Governing the City

Author : Robert Howe Connery
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Governing the City written by Robert Howe Connery and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Theories of Urban Politics

Author : Jonathan S Davies
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446246310
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Theories of Urban Politics written by Jonathan S Davies and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′Anybody who thinks the study of urban politics is stagnating needs to pick up a copy of Theories of Urban Politics. Insightful analysis of scholarship on traditional topics is supplemented by chapters on nontraditional topics, including the new institutionalism, network governance, and urban leadership... If you want to keep up with cutting-edge debates in urban studies, the Davies and Imbroscio volume is essential′ - Todd Swanstrom, Saint Louis University ′Connects the best traditions of urban political theory with important new contributions on emerging themes. This completely revised second edition is an invaluable book for new students and established scholars. It is accessible, theoretically rich, and maps out an exciting and challenging research agenda. It will spend more time open and on the desk, than closed and on the bookshelf!′ - Professor Chris Skelcher, University of Birmingham ′Many colleagues have told us that our edition of Theories of Urban Politics provided great insights and grounding to students and seasoned researchers alike. We are delighted that so able a successor has emerged. Those that study urban politics need to be challenged and inspired by theory and this book delivers a powerful update for urban scholars′ - David Judge, Gerry Stoker and Harold Wolman, Editors of the First Edition ′This long-awaited sequel to the pioneering First Edition updates debates and developments through an excellent collection of entirely new essays contributed by some of the leading academics in the field. A special feature of the volume is that it links concerns in urban politics in North America and Europe. An excellent read′ - Professor David Wilson, De Montfort University Expanding and updating the successful first edition, Theories of Urban Politics, Second Edition provides a comprehensive introduction to and evaluation of the theoretical approaches to urban governance. Restructured into four new parts - Power, Governance, Citizens, and Challenges - the second edition reflects developments in the field over the last decade, with newly commissioned chapters updating and adding to the theoretical material included in the first edition. With contributions from many of the key figures in urban theory today, this text will be required reading on all urban politics, urban planning and public administration courses.

State-Local Relations

Author : Joseph F. Zimmerman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313390924
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book State-Local Relations written by Joseph F. Zimmerman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1995-08-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revision and update of Zimmerman's classic study of relations between state and local government. The first edition, published in 1983, was based on three decades of research into intergovernmental affairs and examined the legal, financial, and structural foundations of state-local relations. This new edition adds a fourth decade of research and brings the work up to date through the early 1990s, adding a chapter on state mandates and local governments, reviewing and analyzing the changes in fortune of state and local governments, and the impact of those changes on their relations between each other and between themselves and the federal government.

Journal of Urban Law

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Journal of Urban Law written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Local Government--form and Reform

Author : Nan C. Burg
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local Government--form and Reform written by Nan C. Burg and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Housing and Planning References

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Housing and Planning References written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Roles of the States in Solving Urban Problems

Author : Rutgers University. Center for Urban Social Science Research
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roles of the States in Solving Urban Problems written by Rutgers University. Center for Urban Social Science Research and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Illuminating Policy for Health

Author : Patrick Harris
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031131991
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Illuminating Policy for Health written by Patrick Harris and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-26 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book unpacks policy and politics for health, equity, and wellbeing. With a critical realist lens, the book provides a methodology for sophisticated health focussed policy analysis which situates public health within complex political processes and systems. The application of that lens is demonstrated with insights from a decade of research into urban and regional planning.

Urban Governance in Transition

Author : Hongshan Yang
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811570825
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Urban Governance in Transition written by Hongshan Yang and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-19 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers readers a comprehensive introduction to the functions of the government in contemporary China. Further, it creates a framework to describe urban governance in today’s China, which consists of four basic modes: the omnipotent government mode, autonomous governance mode, integrated governance mode and cooperative governance mode. The book defines a “city” as a gathering place for high-quality public service resources, and the basic task of urban governance is to provide high-quality public services and maintain the sustainability of fiscal revenues. By focusing on current “hot topics” in urban governance in China, including the institutional development of urban governance, model interpretation, city/county relationship, cross-border governance, cross-sectoral coordination, street management, community service provision, and municipal performance evaluation, it clarifies a number of common misunderstandings in the field of urban management and practice. Lastly, the book analyses the current integrated governance model used in Chinese cities, which relies on the authority of the government and integrates the market and social subjects across borders by means of qualification identification, resource support, elite absorption, party-group embeddedness, and project cooperation. However, this model is currently facing several problems. In order to address the potential risks of integrated governance, the book argues that we need to develop new institutional arrangements based on collaborative governance.

Subject Catalog of the Institute of Governmental Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley

Author : University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Governmental Studies. Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Subject Catalog of the Institute of Governmental Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley written by University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Governmental Studies. Library and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Multilevel Urban Governance and the 'European City'

Author : Nico Giersig
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3531909991
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis Multilevel Urban Governance and the 'European City' by : Nico Giersig

Download or read book Multilevel Urban Governance and the 'European City' written by Nico Giersig and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nico Giersig exemplifies the specificities of Nordic cities within Europe as a whole by means of a systematic comparison of governance arrangements and their dynamics in two Nordic capital regions.

Governing Urban Africa

Author : Carlos Nunes Silva
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349951099
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Governing Urban Africa written by Carlos Nunes Silva and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores some of the key challenges confronting the governance of cities in Africa, the reforms implemented in the field of urban governance, and the innovative approaches in critical areas of local governance, namely in the broad field of decentralization and urban planning reform, citizen participation, and good governance. The collection also investigates the constraints that continuously hamper urban governments as well as the ability to improve urban governance in African cities through citizen responsive innovations. Decentralization based on the principle of subsidiarity emerges as a critical necessary reform if African cities are to be appropriately empowered to face the challenges created by the unprecedented urban growth rate experienced all over the continent. This requires, among other initiatives, the implementation of an effective local self-government system, the reform of planning laws, including the adoption of new planning models, the development of citizen participation in local affairs, and new approaches to urban informality. The book will be of interest to students, researchers and policy makers in urban studies, and in particular for those interested in urban planning in Africa.

Powerful Reforms with Shallow Roots

Author : Larry Cuban
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807774375
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Powerful Reforms with Shallow Roots written by Larry Cuban and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drastic reform measures are being implemented in growing numbers of urban communities as the public’s patience has finally run out with perpetually nonperforming public schools. This authoritative and eye-opening volume examines governance changes in six cities during the 1990s, where either mayoral control of schools has occurred or where noneducators have been appointed to lead school districts. Featuring up-close, in-depth case studies of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Boston, San Diego, and Seattle, this book explores the reasons why these cities chose to alter their traditional school governance structures and analyzes what happened when the reforms were implemented and whether or not teachers and students performed better because of them. “Provides useful perspectives on the complexities of educational change that is relevant to all kinds of school systems . . . of interest to elected officials, other policymakers, business leaders, and educators.” —Richard W. Riley, Former U.S. Secretary of Education “A ‘must-read’ for policymakers intent on improving the academic performance of children in America’s urban centers . . . offers important insight and an excellent overview of the reforms being tested in the six urban centers.” —Ted Sanders, President, Education Commission of the States “Every urban political official, indeed, every governor, business leader, and state legislator should study the urban school reforms described in this book” —James B. Hunt, Jr., Former Governor of North Carolina and Chairman, James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy “A ‘must-read’ for educators. This book clearly defines what it takes to make significant changes in urban districts” —Floretta McKenzie, Former Superintendent, District of Columbia Public Schools

Organizational Transition and Systematic Governance

Author : Jingdong Qu
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811073775
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Organizational Transition and Systematic Governance written by Jingdong Qu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By assessing the transition in enterprise-employee relations in China over the six decades since the founding of the nation and the three decades since the implementation of a reform and opening up policy, this book investigates these changes from three key perspectives: occupation, operation and governance. The book chiefly analyzes the unit system structure of enterprises and mechanisms such as apprentice systems inside organizations and proposes a combination of systematic governance and civic governance. Further, it investigates in detail the transition in labor relations in township, state-owned and private enterprises under the contract system, market system and project system, reviews the factors contributing to contradictions in labor relations at different periods, and puts forward options for modifying labor relations in various ways, including their system and structure.