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Author : Richard Spencer Childs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The First 50 Years of the Council-manager Plan of Municipal Government written by Richard Spencer Childs and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Betty J. Hudson
Publisher : University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
ISBN 13 : 9780898542202
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Handbook for Georgia Mayors and Councilmembers written by Betty J. Hudson and published by University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute of Government. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kimberly L. Nelson
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 1506323383
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Managing Local Government written by Kimberly L. Nelson and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2017-08-04 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers offers a practical introduction to the changing structure, forms, and functions of local governments. Taking a metropolitan management perspective, authors Kimberly Nelson and Carl W. Stenberg explain U.S. local government within historical context and provide strategies for effective local government management and problem solving. Real-life scenarios and contemporary issues illustrate the organization and networks of local governments; the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of city and county managers; and the dynamics of the intergovernmental system. Case studies and discussion questions in each chapter encourage critical analysis of the challenges of collaborative governance. Unlike other books on the market, this text’s combined approach of theory and practice encourages students to enter municipal and county management careers and equips them with tools to be successful from day one.
Author : N. Joseph Cayer
Publisher : ICMA Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0873266307
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (732 download)
Download or read book The Effective Local Government Manager, 3rd Edition written by N. Joseph Cayer and published by ICMA Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Effective Local Government Manager, 3rd Edition, reflects the rich history and modern reinvention of a profession that sprang up at the beginning of the twentieth century. What does it mean to be a local government manager in today’s world? What can a manager accomplish? What internal as well as external resources must the manager harness? What motivates the manager’s employers, colleagues, and employees? For the student contemplating a career as a manager in public service, The Effective Local Government Manager is almost obligatory reading. Many instructors have built introductory courses on local government management around The Effective Local Government Manager. For the young assistant in a city or county, or for the mid-career manager assessing new challenges, The Effective Local Government Manager offers insights on your role and how you can best serve your community. It explores the manager’s many roles and responsibilities—interacting with the community, the governing body, local government employees, and other governments. It offers the most up-to-date theory and practice of local government as well as tools of management. This book is used as a text in ICMA University's Emerging Leaders Development Program.
Author : H George Frederickson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315290154
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (152 download)
Download or read book The Adapted City written by H George Frederickson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected Contents: 1. Introduction2. Theories of Institutional Dynamics3. Political and Administrative Cities4. The Evolution of Political Cities5. The Evolution of Administrative Cities6. The Evolution of the Model City Charter7. The Discovery of Adapted Cities8. Probing the Complexities of Adapted Cities9. The Conciliated City10. Conclusions
Author : Neil L. Shumsky
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135603332
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)
Download or read book Politics and Government written by Neil L. Shumsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 3 "POLITICS and GOVERNMENT’ of the American Cities; series. This collection brings together more than 200 scholarly articles pertaining to the history and development of urban life in the United States during the past two centuries. The articles about municipal government contained in the third volume include discussions of how rapid urbanization in the early nineteenth century produced a chain reaction, creating first the need for new political institutions, then the rise of machine politics, and, finally, reform movements that designed, advocated, and implemented new institutional structures such as the commission and city manager forms of government. Volume 3 also includes articles that consider the nature of intergovernmental relations at the end of the twentieth century and the connections between the governments of cities and the governments of the regions surrounding them—localities, states, and the nation.
Author : Ruth P. Morgan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Governance by Decree written by Ruth P. Morgan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, which originally was intended to prohibit barriers to black registration and voting, has been hailed as a triumph for civil rights and as a catalyst for the election of minorities to public office in both the Deep South and the urban North. To advance its objective, federal courts instructed many cities to change from at-large to single-member district electoral systems as a way to ensure that minorities had a reasonable chance to elect representatives of their choice. In the first book to critique the implementation of this landmark legislation in a major American city, Ruth Morgan examines its effect on local governance over forty years in Dallas and shows that it had unintended consequences for racial politics, representation, and public policy. Breaking from studies that measure the success of the VRA in terms of increased minority representation, Morgan assesses the consequences of the Act for Dallas city government—and for the wider interests of minorities as well. While endorsing the original intent of the VRA, Morgan believes that this intent was subverted by subsequent amendments to the Act and by the courts' attempts to advance the political standing of particular minority groups. She argues that court-imposed single-member districts have created in Dallas a city council infected with parochialism and careerism—a result of members no longer having to compromise to win citywide votes—and have had an adverse impact on governmental effectiveness and voter turnout. With corruption and cronyism now rampant, voting rights legislation and litigation have ultimately failed to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the unempowered, and the district system has created an incentive for continued racial separation. Governance by Decree offers a pointed assessment of the complexities and contradictions produced by the voting rights law, while at the same time calling for the federal judiciary to exercise restraint in imposing its will when it lacks the capacity to make choices that are inherently political. Morgan's powerfully argued case study should inspire much debate and inform forthcoming congressional deliberations over the renewal of the preclearance section of the VRA in 2007.
Author : David N. Ammons
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887069574
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (695 download)
Download or read book City Executives written by David N. Ammons and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the work life of mayors, city managers, and other top executives in city government. Based on a survey of 527 city executives and enlivened with numerous anecdotes, the book documents time allocation patterns and work routines. City Executives makes comparisons with previous studies to show how city executives compare with managers in other types of organizations. The authors also note how city managers' role has changed over a 20-year period. City executives are shown to be like their private-sector counterparts. For example, they function at a relentless pace, are frequently interrupted in their work, and are generally overburdened. However, because city workers operate in an environment open to public scrutiny, they are left with only a minority of their professional time to attend to matters that they describe as priorities. Instead, they must constantly respond to intergovernmental demands, emergencies, and the needs of citizens and legislative officials.
Author : Douglas J. Watson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134942710
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Local Government Management written by Douglas J. Watson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-15 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the very best writings on issues involving local government can be found in journals published by the American Society for Public Administration or journals with which ASPA is associated. This volume includes thirty of the most outstanding articles that have been published over the past sixty years in these journals. Local Government Management is an ideal supplement for any course in local management and administration, whether the audience is students or practicing professionals.
Author : Joseph F. Zimmerman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 031303625X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective written by Joseph F. Zimmerman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-03-21 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comparative study of electoral procedures, trends, and key issues is the first to deal with the representation of women and minorities around the world. Wilma Rule and Joseph Zimmerman have brought together an international team of scholars who show why there is gross underrepresentation of women and minorities internationally and who analyze the cultural, socio-economic, and political barriers to their future electoral successes. The scholars describe the current situation in 20 countries in various regions and point to ways for women and minorities to enhance positions politically. This text is intended for courses in comparative politics, political parties and elections, women in politics, and minority politics.
Author : James D. Ward
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 135180619X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)
Download or read book Leadership and Change in Public Sector Organizations written by James D. Ward and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- List of Figures and Tables -- 1 Introduction: Beyond Reform-Leadership, Change, and the Role of Innovation -- PART I Ecology of Public Sector Innovation and Performance Literature -- 2 Reinventing and Redesigning Local Government -- 3 Innovation and Organizational Survival Research -- PART II Governance and New Frontiers in Public Policy -- 4 Cooperative/Collaborative Governance in a Networked Age -- 5 Chaos Theory, Disaster Policy, and Response: Achieving the New Normal -- PART III Leadership and Change in Governing Systems -- 6 Public Sector Compensation-School District Superintendents: Are We Getting Our Monies' Worth? -- 7 Implementing an Innovative Dream of Change: Lessons From Houston Community Colleges -- 8 Citizen Advisory Bodies: New Wine in Old Bottles? -- 9 Local Government Reform, Convergence, and the Hybrid Model -- PART IV Social Justice and Equality -- 10 Support for Gender Equality Duty Strategies Among Local Government Officials in Texas -- 11 Can Innovative Leadership Improve Community and Police Relationships? Lessons Learned From Youngstown, Ohio -- 12 Choice Points as a Framework for Decision-Making -- 13 Conclusion: Scenarios and Common Themes in Leadership and Change -- Index
Author : Richard J. Stillman (II)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Rise of the City Manager written by Richard J. Stillman (II) and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Hazelett
Publisher : Hope Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 9780932727329
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (273 download)
Download or read book Benevolent Living written by Richard Hazelett and published by Hope Publishing House. This book was released on 1990 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Housing and Planning References written by and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Q. Cannon
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 0874217458
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (742 download)
Download or read book Utah in the Twentieth Century written by Brian Q. Cannon and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twentieth could easily be Utah’s most interesting, complex century, yet popular ideas of what is history seem mired in the nineteenth. One reason may be the lack of readily available writing on more recent Utah history. This collection of essays shifts historical focus forward to the twentieth, which began and ended with questions of Utah’s fit with the rest of the nation. In between was an extended period of getting acquainted in an uneasy but necessary marriage, which was complicated by the push of economic development and pull of traditional culture, demand for natural resources from a fragile and scenic environment, and questions of who governs and how, who gets a vote, and who controls what is done on and to the contested public lands. Outside trade and a tourist economy increasingly challenged and fed an insular society. Activists left and right declaimed constitutional liberties while Utah’s Native Americans become the last enfranchised in the nation. Proud contributions to national wars contrasted with denial of deep dependence on federal money; the skepticism of provocative writers, with boosters eager for growth; and reflexive patriotism somehow bonded to ingrained distrust of federal government.
Author : Philip VanderMeer
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826348939
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)
Download or read book Desert Visions and the Making of Phoenix, 1860-2009 written by Philip VanderMeer and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether touted for its burgeoning economy, affordable housing, and pleasant living style, or criticized for being less like a city than a sprawling suburb, Phoenix, by all environmental logic, should not exist. Yet despite its extremely hot and dry climate and its remoteness, Phoenix has grown into a massive metropolitan area. This exhaustive study examines the history of how Phoenix came into being and how it has sustained itself, from its origins in the 1860s to its present status as the nation’s fifth largest city. From the beginning, Phoenix sought to grow, and although growth has remained central to the city’s history, its importance, meaning, and value have changed substantially over the years. The initial vision of Phoenix as an American Eden gave way to the Cold War Era vision of a High Tech Suburbia, which in turn gave way to rising concerns in the late twentieth century about the environmental, social, and political costs of growth. To understand how such unusual growth occurred in such an improbable location, Philip VanderMeer explores five major themes: the natural environment, urban infrastructure, economic development, social and cultural values, and public leadership. Through investigating Phoenix’s struggle to become a major American metropolis, his study also offers a unique view of what it means to be a desert city.
Author : David Goldfield
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761928847
Total Pages : 1057 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (619 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Urban History written by David Goldfield and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1057 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description
