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More Than Mayor or Manager
. Ed(S): Svara, James H.; Watson, Douglas J.
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Paperback. 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. This title offers case studies of fourteen large US cities that have considered changing their form of government over the years. Editor(s): Svara, James H.; Watson, Douglas J. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 figures, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; JPR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589017092
SKU
V9781589017092
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About . Ed(S): Svara, James H.; Watson, Douglas J.
James H. Svara is a professor of public affairs and director of the Center for Urban Innovation at Arizona State University. He is coeditor of The Facilitative Leader in City Hall and author of The Ethics Primer for Public Administrators in Government and Nonprofit Organizations. Doug Watson is a former professor at the University of Texas at Dallas ... Read more
Reviews for More Than Mayor or Manager
This important book is a contribution to both public administration and urban politics. It sheds light on the issues of democracy in political science but also has practical advice for those who are appointed or are elected officials. -Dick Simpson, University of Illinois at Chicago