Socialist mayors in the United States : governing in an era of municipal reform, 1900-1920 /

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"The United States is known as a country that has been highly antagonistic to socialism of any form. Socialists have tended to be outsiders to the political system, mounting criticisms of the government without serving in elected office themselves. Despite this well-deserved reputation, there w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Berman, David R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2022]
Colección:Studies in government and public policy.
Temas:
1900-1999
Mayors > United States > History > 20th century.
Municipal government > United States > History > 20th century.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Socialism > United States > History > 20th century.
Progressisme > États-Unis.
Administration municipale > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Maires > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Socialism
Municipal government
Mayors
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Going from outsider to insider
  • The party framework
  • Municipal reform : Where the Socialists fitted in
  • The Socialist municipal program
  • Socialist mayors : The rising and falling tide
  • Getting there, staying there
  • Coming in, progress, and problems
  • Being mayor : Limitations, opportunities, and roles
  • Managing, budgeting, cleaning up the town
  • The Working class, labor, and business
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Biographies of featured mayors
  • Appendix 2: Municipalities with social administrations, 1898-1920.

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