Government in the Twilight Zone : Volunteers to Small-City Boards and Commissions /

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"Drawing on a unique and extensive set of survey data from board members, mayors, and city councilors in sixty cities across six states, Government in the Twilight Zone significantly expands our knowledge of small-city boards and politics"--Page 4 of cover.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Baker, John R., 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Municipal government.
Cities and towns.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
Villes > États-Unis.
Administration municipale > États-Unis.
Cities and towns > United States.
Municipal government > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Government in the twilight zone : volunteers to small-city boards and commissions
  • "We're not dead yet"
  • small cities become big(ger) players?
  • taxonomy of local board and commissions in small cities
  • The ties that bind and bridge : small-town board members as social capitalists
  • Incentive theory and voluntarism : motivations for board service
  • Explaining recruitment patterns of board members
  • Inside the twilight zone : board operations and members' experiences
  • The view from the top : city councilors and mayors assess their city's boards and commissions
  • dt Exiting the twilight zone.

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