03438nam 22006255 450 991029980890332120200706121030.03-319-68258-X10.1007/978-3-319-68258-7(CKB)4100000000882714(DE-He213)978-3-319-68258-7(MiAaPQ)EBC5098682(EXLCZ)99410000000088271420171009d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMunicipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform The Gadfly at the Counter, 1870–1920 /by David Ress1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2018.1 online resource (IX, 128 p.) Palgrave Pivot3-319-68257-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.1. The Micropolitics of Accountability -- 2. The Street Commissioner's Records -- 3. The Right to Know Emerges -- 4. Community as Corporation -- 5. The Home Rule Idea -- 6. The Limits of the Vote -- 7. The Expert Fights Back -- 8. Conclusion.At the foundations of our modern conception of open government are a handful of disgruntled citizens in the Progressive Era who demanded accountability from their local officials, were rebuffed, and then brought their cases to court. Drawing on newspaper accounts, angry letters to editors, local histories, and court records, David Ress uncovers a number of miniature yet critical moments in the history of government accountability, tracing its decline as the gap between citizens and officials widened with the idea of the community as corporation and citizens as consumers. Together, these moments tell the story of how a nation thought about democracy and the place of the individual in an increasingly complex society, with important lessons for policy makers, journalists, and activists today.Palgrave pivot.United States—HistorySocial historyCities and towns—HistoryUnited States—Politics and governmentSociology, UrbanUS Historyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/718010Social Historyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/724000Urban Historyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/727000US Politicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/911180Urban Studies/Sociologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/X22250United States—History.Social history.Cities and towns—History.United States—Politics and government.Sociology, Urban.US History.Social History.Urban History.US Politics.Urban Studies/Sociology.973Ress Davidauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut942295BOOK9910299808903321Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform2537272UNINA