Official Leadership in the City: Patterns of Conflict and Cooperation

by James H. Svara

Book Overview

The burden of addressing the problems of urban society fall increasingly on cities as the federal government cuts back domestic spending. This book examines the roles of mayors, councils, and administrators in governing and managing their cities. Positing that the internal dynamics of city governments are largely shaped by their structures, the author shows how council-manager governmental structures often foster more cooperation than do mayor-council...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195057627
• ISBN13: 9780195057621
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"