LEADER 03864nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910778445903321 005 20230712233110.0 010 $a1-4416-2346-9 010 $a0-87462-347-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000805384 035 $a(EBL)476985 035 $a(OCoLC)460928108 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000115986 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11135695 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115986 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10026472 035 $a(PQKB)10046213 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476985 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL476985 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10223837 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000805384 100 $a20080205h20082008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBureaus of efficiency $ereforming local government in the progressive era /$fMordecai Lee 210 1$aMilwaukee, Wis. :$cMarquette University Press,$d2008. 210 4$aŠ2008 215 $a1 online resource (292 pages) 225 1 $aUrban life series ;$vno. 4 311 0 $a0-87462-081-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $ashort title Bureaus of Efficiency: Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era; title page Bureaus of Efficiency: Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era; copyright page; contents; DEDICATION; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY BUREAUS OF EFFICIENCY; I THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE'S BUREAU OF ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY, 1910-1912; 3 THE CHICAGO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION'S EFFICIENCY DIVISION, 1910-1916; 4 THE CHICAGO BUREAU OF PUBLIC EFFICIENCY, 1910-1932; 5 THE BIGGER PICTURE: BUREAUS OF EFFICIENCY IN OTHER CORNERS OF AMERICA 327 $a6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Appendix A Reports Issued by Bureaus of Efficiency in Milwaukee and Chicago; Appendix B Comparison of Advantages and Disadvantages of Sectoral Affiliation; Bibliography; Index 330 $aBureaus of efficiency were established in America as part of the civic reform agenda during the Progressive era at the beginning of the twentieth century. In some cities they were nonprofit agencies pushing for governmental reform from the outside. In other cities, efficiency bureaus were established by reformers as departments within municipal government, school districts or counties. The goal of such bureaus was to promote efficiency in local government, as a way of fighting political corruption, urban machines and political bosses. Efficiency bureaus sought to professionalize local government 410 0$aUrban life series (Milwaukee, Wis.) ;$v4. 606 $aCivil service$zWisconsin$zMilwaukee 606 $aCivil service$zIllinois$zChicago 606 $aPolitical corruption$zWisconsin$zMilwaukee$xPrevention 606 $aPolitical corruption$zIllinois$zChicago$xPrevention 606 $aIndustrial efficiency$zWisconsin$zMilwaukee 606 $aIndustrial efficiency$zIllinois$zChicago 606 $aProgressivism (United States politics)$xHistory 607 $aMilwaukee (Wis.)$xPolitics and government$y20th century 607 $aChicago (Ill.)$xPolitics and government$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1901-1953 615 0$aCivil service 615 0$aCivil service 615 0$aPolitical corruption$xPrevention. 615 0$aPolitical corruption$xPrevention. 615 0$aIndustrial efficiency 615 0$aIndustrial efficiency 615 0$aProgressivism (United States politics)$xHistory. 676 $a352.3/5216097309041 700 $aLee$b Mordecai$f1948-$01511709 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778445903321 996 $aBureaus of efficiency$93745189 997 $aUNINA