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More than Mayor or Manager : Campaigns to Change Form of Government in America's Large Cities /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Georgetown University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction : Framing constitutional contests in large cities / James H. Svara and Douglas J. Watson
- 2. St. Petersburg : easing into a strong-mayor government / J. Edwin Benton, Donald C. Menzel, and Darryl Paulson
- 3. Spokane : development debate sparks government debate / Wendy L. Hassett
- 4. Hartford : politics trumps professionalism / Wendy L. Hassett
- 5. Richmond : implementation of and experience with strong-mayor form of government / Nelson Wikstrom
- 6. San Diego : switch from reform to representative / Glen W. Sparrow
- 7. Oakland : the power of celebrity? Explaining strong-mayor charter reform / Megan Mullin
- 8. Kansas City : the evolution of council-manager government / Kimberly Nelson and Curtis Wood
- 9. Grand Rapids : a lack of enthusiasm for change in the council-manager form / Eric S. Zeemering
- 10. Dallas : the survival of council-manager government / Karen M. Jarrell
- 11. Cincinnati : charter conflict and consensus / John T. Spence
- 12. El Paso : professionalism over politics in the shift to council-manager government / Larry Terry
- 13. Topeka : council-manager redux finding balance in the politics-administration dichotomy / R. Paul Bataglio Jr.
- 14. St. Louis : dejà vu all over again-charter reform fails / Robert Cropf, Todd Swanstrom, and Scott Krummenacher
- 15. Portland : "Keep Portland weird," retaining the commission form of government / Doug Morgan, Masami Nishishiba, and Dan Vizzini
- 16. Conclusion : Distinct factors and common themes in change of form referenda / James H. Svara and Douglas J. Watson