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Managing Local Government
Public Administration in Practice

Edited by:

Richard D. Bingham - Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio

Other Titles in:
American Government and Politics

August 1991 | 363 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This book provides a descriptive analysis of how public administrators manage municipal government. Using examples from the United States, it explores six dimensions of public administration: legal aspects of public management; human resources management; budgeting and public finance; the political dimension; intergovernmental relations and ethical considerations. As well as theory, the authors address such practical issues as economic development, housing, culture and recreation, public safety, transportation and waste disposal.

PART ONE: OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

David C Perry and Lawrence F Keller

Public Administration at the Local Level

Definition, Theory, and Context

Lawrence F Keller and David C Perry

The Structures of Government

PART TWO: OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL

Lawrence F Keller and Alan C Weinstein

Law and the City

Jack P DeSario, Kennth L Ender, James D Slack, and Charles A Washington

Management of Human Resources in Local Government

Michael W Spicer and Richard D Bingham

Public Finance and Budgeting

Sandra Kaufman

Decision Making and Conflict Management Processes in Local Government

Paul R Dommel

Intergovernmental Relations

Brian M Murphy

Ethics in Local Government Administration

PART THREE: OVERVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPLICATIONS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT:

Mittie Olion Chandler

The Management of Public Housing

William M Bowen, Herbert J Rubin and Edward W Hill

The Management of Economic Development

Keith P Rasey, W Dennis Keating, Norman Krumholz and Philip D Star

The Management of Neighborhood Development

Community Development Corporations

Raymond J Rose

The Management of Public Safety

Terri Lynn Cornwell and Nike F Speltz

The Management of Cultural and Recreational Services

David A Kuemmel

Management of the Transportation System

Claire L Felbinger and Robert R Whitehead

Development and Redevelopment of Infrastructure

Claire L Felbinger and Robert R Whitehead

Management of Solid-Wastes Disposal

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