Local politics : governing at the grassroots /
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Belmont, Calif. :
Wadsworth Pub. Co.,
©1995.
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Table of Contents:
- An introduction to the study of local politics: why we bother and how we go about it
- The socioeconomic environment of local politics: characteristics of urban places
- The demographic environment of local politics: where people live and why
- The intergovernmental environment of local politics: creatures of the states and supplicants of the federal government
- 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
- 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: the getting and spending of money
- Politics and public policy: some local issues and battles
- Metropolitan politics: the future of local government.