Local Politics: a Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots

Name: Local Politics: a Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots
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ISBN: 9780765614407

ISBN-10: 0765614405

ISBN-13: 9780765614407

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Terry Christensen, Tom Hogen-Esch

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Unlike most competing texts that are densely written and heavily theoretical, with little flavor of political life, this book is a readable, jargon-free introduction to real-life local politics for today's students. While it encompasses local government and politics in cities and towns across America, Local Politics: A Practical Guide to Governing at the Grassroots gives special attention to the politics of suburbia, where many students live, and encourages them to become engaged in their own communities. The book is also distinguished by its strong emphasis on nuts-and-bolts practical politics. It provides focused discussion of institutions, roles, and personalities as well as the dynamic…

Book details

List price: $50.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 9.69" wide x 7.44" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



List of Tables and Figures


Preface


Introduction to the Study of Local Politics: why We Brother and How We Go About It


The Environment of Local Politics: Characteristics of Urban Places


The Environment of Local Politics: The Geographic, Demographic, and Economic Contexts


The Evolution of Urban Places: Where People Live and Why


The Intergovernmental Environment of Local Politics: Creatures of the States and Supplicants of the Federal Government


Official Decision-Makers: Inside City Hall


Forms of Government: From Weak Mayors and Machines to the Beginnings of Reform


Reform Politics: The City Manager Form of Government and Beyond


Legislators and Executives: The Balance of Power


Bureaucracy: the Rest of the Iceberg


Outside City Hall: Elections, Influence, and Power


Elections and Campaigns: The Voters (and the Media) Have Their Say


Interest Groups in Local Politics: Types, Tactics, and Targets


Community Power Structures: Official and Unofficial Decision Makers


Budget Politics, Public Policy, and Regional Government


Budget Politics: The Getting and Spending of Money


Politics and Public Policy: Some Local Issues and Battles


Metropolitan Politics: The Future of Local Government


Index


About the Authors