Managing local government : public administration in practice / Richard D. Bingham ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of public administration and local government / Richard D. Bingham
Public administration at the local level : definition, theory, and context / David C. Perry, Lawrence F. Keller
The structures of government / Lawrence F. Keller, David C. Perry
Overview of public administration at the local level / Lawrence F. Keller
Law and the city / Lawrence F. Keller, Alan C. Weinstein
Management of human resources in local government / Jack P. DeSario [and others]
Public finance and budgeting / Michael W. Spicer, Richard D. Bingham
Decision making and conflict management processes in local government / Sanda Kaufman
Intergovernmental relations / Paul R. Dommel
Ethics in local government administration / Brian M. Murphy
Overview of administrative applications in local government / Claire L. Felbinger
Management of public housing / Mittie Olion Chandler
Management of economic development / William M. Bowen, Herbert J. Rubin, Edward W. Hill
Management of neighborhood development : community development corporations / Keith P. Rasey [and others]
Management of public safety / Raymond J. Rose
Management of cultural and recreational services / Terri Lynn Cornwell, Nike F. Speltz
Management of the transportation system / David A. Kuemmel
Development and redevelopment of infrastructure ; Management of solid-wastes disposal / Claire L. Felbinger, Robert R. Whitehead

Local governments in the United States are important in providing an almost endless variety of services that immediately affect our lives. And, in recent years local governments and administrators are becoming increasingly important as they try to deal effectively with drugs, AIDS, homelessness, gangs, economic decline, or even economic development. A well written examination, this important volume provides a descriptive analysis of how public administrators manage municipal government. Managing Local Government explores conceptual and empirical dimensions of public administration including the legal aspects of public management; human resource management; budgeting and public finance; the political dimension; intergovernmental relations; and ethical considerations. Within this context, the authors take up such pressing and practical issues as economic development, housing, culture and recreation, public safety, transportation, and waste disposal

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