Official leadership in the city : patterns of conflict and cooperation /

This work examines the roles of mayors, council members and administrators in the American urban governmental process and seeks to identify ways to improve the performance of these key figures.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Svara, James H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Municipal government > United States.
Local government > United States.
Administration municipale > États-Unis.
Administration locale > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Local government.
Municipal government.
United States.
United States > Cities > Local government
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: The Governmental Process in Cities; 2. Patterns of Conflict and Cooperation in Mayor-Council and Council-Manager Governments; 3. The Significance of Structure; 4. Mayors: Driving Force Versus Guiding Force; 5. Councils: Counterweight Versus Senior Partner; 6. Administrators: Servants, Knaves, or Responsible Professionals?; 7. Conclusion: Improving the Quality of Urban Governance and Management; Appendix; Notes; References; Index.

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