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Author : Women's Civic League, Baltimore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Some Things You Should Know about Your City Government written by Women's Civic League, Baltimore and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kathleen Sears
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440598460
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)
Download or read book American Government 101 written by Kathleen Sears and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate crash course in how the US government works—and how it got that way—from the Continental Congress to the Iowa Caucus. Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of government into tedious discourse that would put even the president to sleep. American Government 101 cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you learn. From the backstory of the Constitution to the institution of the Electoral College, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts to help you learn about how the government of the United States actually works. So whether you want to learn about how policies and laws are created, or just want to become a better-informed voter, American Government 101 has all the answers—even the ones you didn’t know you were looking for.
Author : W. K. Seitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (237 download)
Download or read book What You Should Know about Your City Government, St. Joseph, Missouri written by W. K. Seitz and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119564816
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)
Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.
Author : Brian W. Rapp
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429706235
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)
Download or read book Managing Local Government For Improved Performance written by Brian W. Rapp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After working for nearly three years to improve the performance of the government of Flint, Michigan—and discovering that there was no comprehensive work on the subject of local-government management to refer to—Brian Rapp and Frank M. Patitucci felt a personal as well as a professional need to write a book that would help them understand their successes and failures, and that would help others do a better job in similar situations. The result, this book, is unique both in its approach and in its presentation. The authors, establishing a conceptual framework within which to understand their subject, use Flint as a case city to examine the practical impact of factors affecting city government, and they indicate the major standards and criteria that should be applied in evaluating that impact. Although they recognize that within each city there are unique conditions that make a blanket prescription impossible, the authors are nevertheless convinced that many individuals both in and out of government can do something to improve the performance of their city government, and they have set out to help these individuals understand, in the most concrete terms possible, how they might go about it.
Author : Karen Kenney
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1627179224
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (271 download)
Download or read book Government in Your City or Town written by Karen Kenney and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what the government in your city or town does? Well, this book explains how it is the responsibility of your city or town government to keep you safe and maintain a clean place for you to live. It builds parks, cleans streets, and enforces the laws made by the state government. Learn all about the duties of the government in your city or town, how they rely on police, firefighters, and other local government departments to accomplish all these tasks! This book will allow students to refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Author : Meagher, Richard
Publisher : Lantern Books
ISBN 13 : 1590566203
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Local Politics Matters written by Meagher, Richard and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It feels like politics counts more today than it ever has. At the same time, people are frustrated by “the mess in Washington” or think “I can’t make a difference.” Local Politics Matters shows a way out: a chance for everyday people to feed their hunger for political action while having a positive impact. Richard Meagher, a professor of political science, takes the knowledge that scholars have gathered from half a century of studying local politics, and translates it into clear action steps for citizens. In a time where people are seeing how important their state and local governments are on matters of policing, public health, and housing, Local Politics Matters is a book for readers who want to make a difference. Local Politics Matters: • Explains local government. There are over 90,000 local governments in America. Do you have a “strong mayor” or “council-mayor” system of government? Who sits on your “board of supervisors”? What the heck is a “selectman”?! • Shows why you should care. Local politics offers access—officials are literally the people in your neighborhood—and impact: you can make a difference. • Lays out what to do. In local politics, sometimes there are right answers. The book explores six issues where only one path makes sense, and then follows up with specific steps to get involved.
Author : Gordon P. Whitaker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (871 download)
Download or read book Local Government in North Carolina written by Gordon P. Whitaker and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Glen Krutz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781738998470
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (984 download)
Download or read book American Government 3e written by Glen Krutz and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.
Author : James H. Svara
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1589016203
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)
Download or read book More than Mayor or Manager written by James H. Svara and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Different forms of city government are in widespread use across the United States. The two most common structures are the mayor-council form and the council-manager form. In many large U.S. cities, there have been passionate movements to change the structure of city governments and equally intense efforts to defend an existing structure. Charter change (or preservation) is supported to solve problems such as legislative gridlock, corruption, weak executive leadership, short-range policies, or ineffective delivery of services. Some of these cities changed their form of government through referendum while other cities chose to retain the form in use. More than Mayor or Manager offers in-depth case studies of fourteen large U.S. cities that have considered changing their form of government over the past two decades: St. Petersburg, Florida; Spokane, Washington; Hartford, Connecticut; Richmond, Virginia; San Diego, California; Oakland, California; Kansas City, Missouri; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Dallas, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; Topeka, Kansas; St. Louis, Missouri; and Portland, Oregon. The case studies shed light on what these constitutional contests teach us about different forms of government—the causes that support movements for change, what the advocates of change promised, what is at stake for the nature of elected and professional leadership and the relationship between leaders, and why some referendums succeeded while others failed. This insightful volume will be of special interest to leaders and interest groups currently considering or facing efforts to change the form of government as well as scholars in the field of urban studies.
Author : Isabel Sawhill
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300241062
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Forgotten Americans written by Isabel Sawhill and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sobering account of a disenfranchised American working class and important policy solutions to the nation’s economic inequalities One of the country’s leading scholars on economics and social policy, Isabel Sawhill addresses the enormous divisions in American society—economic, cultural, and political—and what might be done to bridge them. Widening inequality and the loss of jobs to trade and technology has left a significant portion of the American workforce disenfranchised and skeptical of governments and corporations alike. And yet both have a role to play in improving the country for all. Sawhill argues for a policy agenda based on mainstream values, such as family, education, and work. While many have lost faith in government programs designed to help them, there are still trusted institutions on both the local and federal level that can deliver better job opportunities and higher wages to those who have been left behind. At the same time, the private sector needs to reexamine how it trains and rewards employees. This book provides a clear-headed and middle-way path to a better-functioning society in which personal responsibility is honored and inclusive capitalism and more broadly shared growth are once more the norm.
Author : Joe B. Vaughan, Jr.
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781452800066
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Suburban Manifesto written by Joe B. Vaughan, Jr. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is the most invasive form of government in the United States? Which one can most directly mess with your life, your family every day, every moment, 24/7?The federal government? That massive, indifferent bureaucracy managing labyrinthine social programs, a huge military and formidable, security agencies monitoring your phone calls, email, and texts - all for your protection? Got to be the feds, right?Wrong.Who governs your water purity, the number and types of pets may keep? Who determines how many police and fire personnel are necessary to protect you, how many libraries you get and whether they provide free computers? Who operates those tiny digital cameras monitoring your intersections? Who?City hall. Astonishingly powerful. Touching your life, every moment, every day. Acceptable perhaps, but only if your local government provides you quality city services, remains attentive to your needs, and works to ensure that you remain the top priority of all city operation and planning.But, what if you city hall seems unconcerned about how that power affects you? What if the local government your tax money supports treats you as a nuisance when you demand city services? What if your local elected officials are more interested in accommodating big development and big business than you? What do you do?Revolt! That's what author Joe B. Vaughan, Jr. did in the early-1990s. He led a highly successful, democratic coup against his ineffective, corrupt local government, ultimately electing a 5-7 majority voting bloc on city council to run the city exactly as his neighbors and he wanted. You can too. The Suburban Manifesto describes how to effectively organize your movement, establish a communications network, create presentations to influence/intimidate city commissions/boards/councils, use the media to your benefit, select/elect good candidates. Read The Suburban Manifesto. Make city hall do exactly what you want! It's your right.
Author : Bureau of Municipal Research (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (887 download)
Download or read book What is Your City Government Trying to Do? written by Bureau of Municipal Research (New York, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 191? with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Delos F 1873-1928 Wilcox
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021241009
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The Study of City Government; an Outline of the Problems of Municipal Functions, Control and Organization written by Delos F 1873-1928 Wilcox and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the complexities of city government with this insightful and informative book. Delos F. Wilcox provides a clear and concise overview of municipal functions, control, and organization, giving readers a deeper understanding of how cities work. This book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to navigate the complex world of city politics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Clinton Rogers Woodruff
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021894489
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (944 download)
Download or read book City Government by Commission written by Clinton Rogers Woodruff and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive guide to the commission form of city government that was popular in the early 20th century. It provides a historical account of the development of this form of government and offers detailed insights into its functioning and limitations. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of US city government. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Delos F 1873-1928 Wilcox
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019462188
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (621 download)
Download or read book The Study of City Government; an Outline of the Problems of Municipal Functions, Control and Organization written by Delos F 1873-1928 Wilcox and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the complexities of city government with this insightful and informative book. Delos F. Wilcox provides a clear and concise overview of municipal functions, control, and organization, giving readers a deeper understanding of how cities work. This book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to navigate the complex world of city politics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Our Constitution and Government written by United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
