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More than mayor or manager campaigns to change form of government in America's large cities / editors, James H. Svara and Douglas J. Watson.
| Other author | Svara, James H. |
| Other author | Watson, Douglas J. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, |
| Description | xiii, 346 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books Political Science and Policy Studies 2010 Subject Collection |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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 : déjà 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 |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010007036 |
| ISBN | 9781589017092 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1589017099 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |