Citizen governance [[electronic resource] ] : leading American communities into the 21st century / / Richard C. Box |
Autore | Box Richard C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (203 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.140973 |
Soggetto topico |
Local government - United States - Citizen participation
Political participation - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4833-5251-X
1-322-41514-5 1-4833-2824-4 1-4522-5038-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Introduction: A Return to Original Values; Chapter 2 - The Nature of Community Governance; Chapter 3 - Citizens; Chapter 4 - Representatives; Chapter 5 - Practitioners; Chapter 6 - Citizen Governance; References; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480500903321 |
Box Richard C | ||
Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Citizen governance : leading American communities into the 21st century / / Richard C. Box |
Autore | Box Richard C |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE, , 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 186 pages) |
Disciplina | 352.140973 |
Soggetto topico |
Local government - United States - Citizen participation
Political participation - United States |
ISBN |
1-4833-5251-X
1-322-41514-5 1-4833-2824-4 1-4522-5038-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Introduction: A Return to Original Values; Chapter 2 - The Nature of Community Governance; Chapter 3 - Citizens; Chapter 4 - Representatives; Chapter 5 - Practitioners; Chapter 6 - Citizen Governance; References; Index; About the Author |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791726303321 |
Box Richard C | ||
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE, , 1998 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Intergovernmental management for the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] /] / Timothy J. Conlan, Paul L. Posner, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.140973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConlanTimothy J
PosnerPaul L |
Soggetto topico |
Federal government - United States
Central-local government relations - United States Decentralization in government - United States Intergovernmental fiscal relations - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-13137-0
9786612131370 0-8157-0363-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : intergovernmental management and the challenges ahead / Timothy J. Conlan and Paul L. Posner -- Updating theories of American federalism / Richard P. Nathan -- Between a rock and a hard place : the evolution of American federalism / Timothy J. Conlan -- Intergovernmental finance in the new global economy : an integrated approach / Raymond C. Scheppach and Frank Shafroth -- Developing a national homeland security system : an urgent and complex task in intergovernmental relations / Charles R. Wise and Rania Nader -- Accountability and innovation : new directions in education policy and management / Kenneth K. Wong -- Welfare reform : a devolutionary success? / Jocelyn M. Johnston -- Medicaid waivers : license to shape the future of fiscal federalism / Carol S. Weissert and William G. Weissert -- Regionalism and global climate change policy : revisiting multistate collaboration as an intergovernmental management tool / Barry G. Rabe -- From oversight to insight : federal agencies as learning leaders in the information age / Shelley H. Metzenbaum -- Performance management and intergovernmental relations / Beryl A. Radin -- Block grants and devolution : a future tool? / Carl W. Stenberg -- Mandates : the politics of coercive federalism / Paul L. Posner -- Intergovernmental lobbying : how opportunistic actors create a less structured and balanced federal system / Troy E. Smith -- Conclusion : managing complex problems in a compound republic / Paul L. Posner and Timothy J. Conlan. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454023703321 |
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Intergovernmental management for the twenty-first century [[electronic resource] /] / Timothy J. Conlan, Paul L. Posner, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.140973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConlanTimothy J
PosnerPaul L |
Soggetto topico |
Federal government - United States
Central-local government relations - United States Decentralization in government - United States Intergovernmental fiscal relations - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-13137-0
9786612131370 0-8157-0363-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : intergovernmental management and the challenges ahead / Timothy J. Conlan and Paul L. Posner -- Updating theories of American federalism / Richard P. Nathan -- Between a rock and a hard place : the evolution of American federalism / Timothy J. Conlan -- Intergovernmental finance in the new global economy : an integrated approach / Raymond C. Scheppach and Frank Shafroth -- Developing a national homeland security system : an urgent and complex task in intergovernmental relations / Charles R. Wise and Rania Nader -- Accountability and innovation : new directions in education policy and management / Kenneth K. Wong -- Welfare reform : a devolutionary success? / Jocelyn M. Johnston -- Medicaid waivers : license to shape the future of fiscal federalism / Carol S. Weissert and William G. Weissert -- Regionalism and global climate change policy : revisiting multistate collaboration as an intergovernmental management tool / Barry G. Rabe -- From oversight to insight : federal agencies as learning leaders in the information age / Shelley H. Metzenbaum -- Performance management and intergovernmental relations / Beryl A. Radin -- Block grants and devolution : a future tool? / Carl W. Stenberg -- Mandates : the politics of coercive federalism / Paul L. Posner -- Intergovernmental lobbying : how opportunistic actors create a less structured and balanced federal system / Troy E. Smith -- Conclusion : managing complex problems in a compound republic / Paul L. Posner and Timothy J. Conlan. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778023703321 |
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Intergovernmental management for the twenty-first century / / Timothy J. Conlan, Paul L. Posner, editors |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.140973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ConlanTimothy J
PosnerPaul L |
Soggetto topico |
Federal government - United States
Central-local government relations - United States Decentralization in government - United States Intergovernmental fiscal relations - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-13137-0
9786612131370 0-8157-0363-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction : intergovernmental management and the challenges ahead / Timothy J. Conlan and Paul L. Posner -- Updating theories of American federalism / Richard P. Nathan -- Between a rock and a hard place : the evolution of American federalism / Timothy J. Conlan -- Intergovernmental finance in the new global economy : an integrated approach / Raymond C. Scheppach and Frank Shafroth -- Developing a national homeland security system : an urgent and complex task in intergovernmental relations / Charles R. Wise and Rania Nader -- Accountability and innovation : new directions in education policy and management / Kenneth K. Wong -- Welfare reform : a devolutionary success? / Jocelyn M. Johnston -- Medicaid waivers : license to shape the future of fiscal federalism / Carol S. Weissert and William G. Weissert -- Regionalism and global climate change policy : revisiting multistate collaboration as an intergovernmental management tool / Barry G. Rabe -- From oversight to insight : federal agencies as learning leaders in the information age / Shelley H. Metzenbaum -- Performance management and intergovernmental relations / Beryl A. Radin -- Block grants and devolution : a future tool? / Carl W. Stenberg -- Mandates : the politics of coercive federalism / Paul L. Posner -- Intergovernmental lobbying : how opportunistic actors create a less structured and balanced federal system / Troy E. Smith -- Conclusion : managing complex problems in a compound republic / Paul L. Posner and Timothy J. Conlan. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818000103321 |
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Local government management [[electronic resource] ] : current issues and best practices / / edited by Douglas J. Watson and Wendy L. Hassett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.140973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WatsonDouglas J
HassettWendy L |
Collana | ASPA Classics |
Soggetto topico | Local government |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-53938-1
1-134-94271-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Part 1. Relations Between Elected Officials and Professional Staff; 1. The Manager Is a Politician; 2. The City Manager: Professional Helping Hand, or Political Hired Hand?; 3. The Mayor as a Policy Leader in the Council-Manager Form of Government: A View from the Field; 4. Dichotomy and Duality: Reconceptualizing the Relationship Between Policy and Administration in Council-Manager Cities; 5. City Managers: Will They Reject Policy Leadership?
6. A Case for Reinterpreted Dichotomy of Politics and Administration as a Professional Standard in Council-Manager Government7. The Shifting Boundary Between Elected Officials and City Managers in Large Council-Manager Cities; Part 2. Using Tax Dollars Wisely: Budgeting and Financial Management; 8 Financial Management: A Balancing Act for Local Government Chief Financial Officers; 9. Budget Reform and Political Reform: Conclusions from Six Cities; 10. Budgetary Balance: The Norm, Concept, and Practice in Large U.S. Cities; 11. Analyzing How Local Governments Establish Service Priorities 12. State and Local Governments as Borrowers: Strategic Choices and the Capital Market13. Litigation Costs, Budget Impacts, and Cost Containment Strategies: Evidence from California Cities; Part 3. The Changing World of Public Personnel Management; 14. Municipal Government Personnel Systems: A Test of Two Archetypical Models; 15. Affirmative Action in Municipal Government: Anatomy of a Failure; 16. Explaining the Tenure of Local Government Managers; 17. What Municipal Employees Want from Their Jobs Versus What They Are Getting; 18. Managerial Responses to an Aging Municipal Workforce 19. Performance Appraisal Practices for Upper Management in City Governments20. Values Management in Local Government; Part 4. Making Local Governments More Productive and Responsive; 21. Issues in Productivity Measurement for Local Governments; 22. Improving the Goal-Setting Process in Local Government; 23. Strategies for Management of Decline and Productivity Improvement in Local Government; 24. Applying Strategic Decision Making in Local Government; 25. Implementing TQM in Local Government: The Leadership Challenge 26. The Re-ing of Local Government: Understanding and Shaping Governmental ChangePart 5. Citizen Involvement: Opportunities for Participation; 27. Gender and Local Government: A Comparison of Women and Men City Managers; 28. The Bureaucratic Entrepreneur: The Case of City Managers; 29. Dealing with Cynical Citizens; 30. Standards of Excellence: U.S. Residents' Evaluations of Local Government Services; Index; ABOUT THE EDITORS |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465722803321 |
Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Local government management [[electronic resource] ] : current issues and best practices / / edited by Douglas J. Watson and Wendy L. Hassett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.140973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WatsonDouglas J
HassettWendy L |
Collana | ASPA Classics |
Soggetto topico | Local government |
ISBN |
1-315-53938-1
1-134-94271-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Part 1. Relations Between Elected Officials and Professional Staff; 1. The Manager Is a Politician; 2. The City Manager: Professional Helping Hand, or Political Hired Hand?; 3. The Mayor as a Policy Leader in the Council-Manager Form of Government: A View from the Field; 4. Dichotomy and Duality: Reconceptualizing the Relationship Between Policy and Administration in Council-Manager Cities; 5. City Managers: Will They Reject Policy Leadership?
6. A Case for Reinterpreted Dichotomy of Politics and Administration as a Professional Standard in Council-Manager Government7. The Shifting Boundary Between Elected Officials and City Managers in Large Council-Manager Cities; Part 2. Using Tax Dollars Wisely: Budgeting and Financial Management; 8 Financial Management: A Balancing Act for Local Government Chief Financial Officers; 9. Budget Reform and Political Reform: Conclusions from Six Cities; 10. Budgetary Balance: The Norm, Concept, and Practice in Large U.S. Cities; 11. Analyzing How Local Governments Establish Service Priorities 12. State and Local Governments as Borrowers: Strategic Choices and the Capital Market13. Litigation Costs, Budget Impacts, and Cost Containment Strategies: Evidence from California Cities; Part 3. The Changing World of Public Personnel Management; 14. Municipal Government Personnel Systems: A Test of Two Archetypical Models; 15. Affirmative Action in Municipal Government: Anatomy of a Failure; 16. Explaining the Tenure of Local Government Managers; 17. What Municipal Employees Want from Their Jobs Versus What They Are Getting; 18. Managerial Responses to an Aging Municipal Workforce 19. Performance Appraisal Practices for Upper Management in City Governments20. Values Management in Local Government; Part 4. Making Local Governments More Productive and Responsive; 21. Issues in Productivity Measurement for Local Governments; 22. Improving the Goal-Setting Process in Local Government; 23. Strategies for Management of Decline and Productivity Improvement in Local Government; 24. Applying Strategic Decision Making in Local Government; 25. Implementing TQM in Local Government: The Leadership Challenge 26. The Re-ing of Local Government: Understanding and Shaping Governmental ChangePart 5. Citizen Involvement: Opportunities for Participation; 27. Gender and Local Government: A Comparison of Women and Men City Managers; 28. The Bureaucratic Entrepreneur: The Case of City Managers; 29. Dealing with Cynical Citizens; 30. Standards of Excellence: U.S. Residents' Evaluations of Local Government Services; Index; ABOUT THE EDITORS |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798206103321 |
Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Local government management : current issues and best practices / / edited by Douglas J. Watson and Wendy L. Hassett |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (440 p.) |
Disciplina | 352.140973 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WatsonDouglas J
HassettWendy L |
Collana | ASPA Classics |
Soggetto topico | Local government |
ISBN |
1-315-53938-1
1-134-94271-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Part 1. Relations Between Elected Officials and Professional Staff; 1. The Manager Is a Politician; 2. The City Manager: Professional Helping Hand, or Political Hired Hand?; 3. The Mayor as a Policy Leader in the Council-Manager Form of Government: A View from the Field; 4. Dichotomy and Duality: Reconceptualizing the Relationship Between Policy and Administration in Council-Manager Cities; 5. City Managers: Will They Reject Policy Leadership?
6. A Case for Reinterpreted Dichotomy of Politics and Administration as a Professional Standard in Council-Manager Government7. The Shifting Boundary Between Elected Officials and City Managers in Large Council-Manager Cities; Part 2. Using Tax Dollars Wisely: Budgeting and Financial Management; 8 Financial Management: A Balancing Act for Local Government Chief Financial Officers; 9. Budget Reform and Political Reform: Conclusions from Six Cities; 10. Budgetary Balance: The Norm, Concept, and Practice in Large U.S. Cities; 11. Analyzing How Local Governments Establish Service Priorities 12. State and Local Governments as Borrowers: Strategic Choices and the Capital Market13. Litigation Costs, Budget Impacts, and Cost Containment Strategies: Evidence from California Cities; Part 3. The Changing World of Public Personnel Management; 14. Municipal Government Personnel Systems: A Test of Two Archetypical Models; 15. Affirmative Action in Municipal Government: Anatomy of a Failure; 16. Explaining the Tenure of Local Government Managers; 17. What Municipal Employees Want from Their Jobs Versus What They Are Getting; 18. Managerial Responses to an Aging Municipal Workforce 19. Performance Appraisal Practices for Upper Management in City Governments20. Values Management in Local Government; Part 4. Making Local Governments More Productive and Responsive; 21. Issues in Productivity Measurement for Local Governments; 22. Improving the Goal-Setting Process in Local Government; 23. Strategies for Management of Decline and Productivity Improvement in Local Government; 24. Applying Strategic Decision Making in Local Government; 25. Implementing TQM in Local Government: The Leadership Challenge 26. The Re-ing of Local Government: Understanding and Shaping Governmental ChangePart 5. Citizen Involvement: Opportunities for Participation; 27. Gender and Local Government: A Comparison of Women and Men City Managers; 28. The Bureaucratic Entrepreneur: The Case of City Managers; 29. Dealing with Cynical Citizens; 30. Standards of Excellence: U.S. Residents' Evaluations of Local Government Services; Index; ABOUT THE EDITORS |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819573803321 |
Abingdon, Oxon, : Routledge, 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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