More than mayor or manager : campaigns to change form of government in America's large cities

More than mayor or manager : campaigns to change form of government in America's large cities / editors, James H. Svara and Douglas J. Watson.

Different forms of city government are in widespread use across the United States. The two most common structures are the mayor-council form and the council-manager form.

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Other Authors: Svara, James H., Watson, Douglas J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Municipal government > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Local.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > State & Provincial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Municipal government
United States
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Table of 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.
  • List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: Framing Constitutional Contests in Large Cities; PART I. CHANGE FROM COUNCIL-MANAGER TO MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM; PART II. REJECTED CHANGE FROM COUNCIL-MANAGER TO MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM; PART III. CHANGE FROM MAYOR-COUNCIL TO COUNCIL-MANAGER; PART IV. REJECTED CHANGE TO MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM FROM COMMISSION AND WEAK MAYOR; List of Contributors; Index.

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