Municipal / city government

In Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps, Dick Simpson challenges and recasts current theories of Regime Politics as he chronicles the dramatic story of the civic wars in the Chicago City Council since the civil war.

Almost all US cities are controlled by real estate and development interests, but Santa Cruz, California, is a deviant case.

This volume introduces a new style of politics, the New Political Culture (NPC), which began in many countries in the 1970s.

Published in 1999, this book is designed to provide the reader with a detailed understanding of Hong Kong's social and political development.

Published in 1999, this book is designed to provide the reader with a detailed understanding of Hong Kong's social and political development.

First published in 1946.

First published in 1946.

First published in 1997, this volume describes very clearly the various government policies to promote equal opportunity and the context of urban policy in which they have to be implemented.

First published in 1997, this volume describes very clearly the various government policies to promote equal opportunity and the context of urban policy in which they have to be implemented.

Originally published in 1986, this urban political ethnography focusses on Mushin, a large suburb of metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria.

Originally published in 1986, this urban political ethnography focusses on Mushin, a large suburb of metropolitan Lagos, Nigeria.

First published in 1995, this volume explores the effects of social policy on cities during Conservative Party rule over the 1980s and 1990s.

First published in 1995, this volume explores the effects of social policy on cities during Conservative Party rule over the 1980s and 1990s.

Why is dissatisfaction with local democracy endemic, despite the spread of new participatory institutions?

Why is dissatisfaction with local democracy endemic, despite the spread of new participatory institutions?

First published in 1999, this volume aimed to provide a signpost marking a significant development in the transition from estate to property management in local authorities.

First published in 1999, this volume aimed to provide a signpost marking a significant development in the transition from estate to property management in local authorities.

First published in 1999, this volume is an ambitious attempt to provide a wide-ranging introduction to local government in the overseas empires of Portugal, Spain, England and France, with further reference to the English East India Company and the Dutch East and West India Companies.

First published in 1999, this volume is an ambitious attempt to provide a wide-ranging introduction to local government in the overseas empires of Portugal, Spain, England and France, with further reference to the English East India Company and the Dutch East and West India Companies.

This book is an outcome of the conference 'Urban Innovation: Working Solutions to the Problems of Human Settlement' held in 1977.

This book focuses on one particular aspect of the post-communist transformations in the East-Central European countries.

After working for nearly three years to improve the performance of the government of Flint, Michigan-and discovering that there was no comprehensive work on the subject of local-government management to refer to-Brian Rapp and Frank M.

This book discusses the origins of the boom, the impact of the issues raised by boom growth in sweetwater county, Wyoming, as well as the strategies for the management of boom town growth.

Much insightful scholarship has been devoted to the elaboration of the nature and functions of elites in modern societies.

Analyzes relations between political party systems and local communities in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and other nations.

A study in the project The Status and Condition of the Arabs in Israel under the direction of Professor Henry Rosenfeld.

This book presents the results of the "e;African Urban Management"e; project designed to study comparatively governmental responses to the gap between the realities of official plans and perspectives and the mushrooming world of the urban poor in African cities.

After working for nearly three years to improve the performance of the government of Flint, Michigan-and discovering that there was no comprehensive work on the subject of local-government management to refer to-Brian Rapp and Frank M.

This book discusses the origins of the boom, the impact of the issues raised by boom growth in sweetwater county, Wyoming, as well as the strategies for the management of boom town growth.

This book is an outcome of the conference 'Urban Innovation: Working Solutions to the Problems of Human Settlement' held in 1977.

This book focuses on one particular aspect of the post-communist transformations in the East-Central European countries.

Much insightful scholarship has been devoted to the elaboration of the nature and functions of elites in modern societies.

Analyzes relations between political party systems and local communities in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and other nations.

This book presents the results of the "e;African Urban Management"e; project designed to study comparatively governmental responses to the gap between the realities of official plans and perspectives and the mushrooming world of the urban poor in African cities.

A study in the project The Status and Condition of the Arabs in Israel under the direction of Professor Henry Rosenfeld.

This book looks at the state of governance in countries of Developing Asia, ie, the poorer countries in the region and those with inadequate creditworthiness and with risk of debt stress.

This book looks at the state of governance in countries of Developing Asia, ie, the poorer countries in the region and those with inadequate creditworthiness and with risk of debt stress.

Originally published in 1963, this volume is devoted to an analysis of the organisation of the Commissioners of Sewers, the Incorporated Guardians of the Poor, the Turnpike Trusts and the Improvement Commissioners, and depicts the important development of these bodies during the eighteenth century.

Originally published in 1963, this volume is devoted to an analysis of the organisation of the Commissioners of Sewers, the Incorporated Guardians of the Poor, the Turnpike Trusts and the Improvement Commissioners, and depicts the important development of these bodies during the eighteenth century.

First published in 1914, in various writings on German life and institutions, Dawson has touched upon isolated aspects of the subject of municipal government.

First published in 1914, in various writings on German life and institutions, Dawson has touched upon isolated aspects of the subject of municipal government.

Originally published in 1994.

Originally published in 1994.

This book examines the power relations that emerge from the convergence of the universe in which the sporting spectacle is produced and the universe in which a city is produced.

This book examines the power relations that emerge from the convergence of the universe in which the sporting spectacle is produced and the universe in which a city is produced.

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In this fascinating book, Madeleine Albright weaves together history, personal experiences, and brilliant analysis in exploring how religion can be a force for liberty and tolerance rather than oppression and terror.

Today's Birmingham-led by Mayor Randall Woodfin-is a phoenix rising from the ashes of systemic racism and white flight.

This title is a compelling examination of Christopher Augustine Buckley, the enigmatic political figure who dominated San Francisco's Democratic Party during the late 19th century.