• More than mayor or manager : clmpaigns to change form of government in America's large cities
  • [NT 42944] Record Type: [NT 8598] Electronic resources : [NT 40817] monographic
    [NT 47348] Title Information: clmpaigns to change form of government in America's large cities
    [NT 47354] Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: WatsonDouglas J,
    [NT 47354] Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: SvaraJames H,
    [NT 47356] Secondary Intellectual Responsibility: Project Muse
    [NT 47351] Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
    [NT 47263] Published: Georgetown University Press;
    [NT 47352] Year of Publication: c2010
    [NT 47264] Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 346 p.)ill., map. :
    [NT 47266] Subject: Municipal government - United States -
    [NT 51458] Online resource: http://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781589016200/
    [NT 47265] Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 9781589016200electronic bk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 1589016203electronic bk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 9781589017092pbk.
    [NT 50961] ISBN: 1589017099pbk.
    [NT 60779] Content Note: 1. Introduction : Framing constitutional contests in large cities / James H. Svara and Douglas J. Watson -- 2. St. Petersburg : easing intoa strong-mayor government / J. Edwin Benton, Donald CMenzel, 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 withstrong-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
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