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Book Governmental Problems in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

Download or read book Governmental Problems in the Chicago Metropolitan Area written by Leverett Samuel Lyon and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Governmental Structure in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

Download or read book Governmental Structure in the Chicago Metropolitan Area written by Illinois City Managers' Association. Study Committee on Metropolitan Government and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Metropolitan Government and the Real World

Download or read book Metropolitan Government and the Real World written by Gilbert Yale Steiner and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Illinois Politics   Government

Download or read book Illinois Politics Government written by Samuel Kimball Gove and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the end of World War II, the primary political regions of Illinois, Chicago and "downstate, " have lost population, wealth, and political power to a third region, the suburban collar, which has relentlessly expanded outward from Chicago. At the same time, legislative service has changed from a largely part-time "citizen" activity into a "professional, " career-oriented pursuit. Parochial perspectives of elected officials have intensified as reflected in candidates' promises to deliver their districts' "fair share" of government spending. The state legislature has become an arena in which each region battles for its own fair share, rather than an instrument for comprehensively addressing the state's problems. The authors foresee the emergence of political coalitions linking downstate and Chicago-historically at odds-in efforts to protect their "shares" and contend with the suburban collar. Illinois's political leaders face the challenge of looking beyond district interests to the broader concerns of work-force quality and statewide economic prosperity. Samuel K. Gove is Director Emeritus at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Illinois. He is coeditor with Louis H. Masotti of After Daley: Chicago Politics in Transition. James D. Nowlan is an adjunct professor of public policy at Knox College and a Senior Fellow with the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs. He is the author of A New Game Plan for Illinois.

Book Chicago s Government  Its Structural Modernization and Home Rule Problems

Download or read book Chicago s Government Its Structural Modernization and Home Rule Problems written by Chicago (Ill.). Home Rule Commission and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book City Growing Pains

Download or read book City Growing Pains written by National Municipal League and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The New Chicago Way

Download or read book The New Chicago Way written by Edgar H Bachrach and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For all the wrong reasons, a national spotlight is shining on Chicago. The city has become known for its violence, police abuse, parent and teacher unrest, population decline, and mounting municipal and pension debt. The underlying problem, contend Ed Bachrach and Austin Berg, is that deliberative democracy is dead in the city. Chicago is home to the last strongman political system in urban America. The mayor holds all the power, and any perceived checks on mayoral control are often proven illusory. Rash decisions have resulted in poor outcomes. The outrageous consequences of unchecked power are evident in government failures in elections, schools, fiscal discipline, corruption, public support for private enterprise, policing, and more. Rather than simply lament the situation, criticize specific leaders, or justify an ideology, Bachrach and Berg compare the decisions about Chicago’s governance and finances with choices made in fourteen other large U.S. cities. The problems that seem unique to Chicago have been encountered elsewhere, and Chicagoans, the authors posit, can learn from the successful solutions other cities have embraced. Chicago government and its citizens must let go of the past to prepare for the future, argue Bachrach and Berg. A future filled with demographic, technological, and economic change requires a government capable of responding and adapting. Reforms can transform the city. The prescriptions for change provided in this book point toward a hopeful future: the New Chicago Way.

Book Governing the Metropolis

Download or read book Governing the Metropolis written by Scott A. Greer and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1981-07-24 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Metropolitan California

Download or read book Metropolitan California written by California. Governor's Commission on Metropolitan Area Problems and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Political Change in the Metropolis

Download or read book Political Change in the Metropolis written by John J. Harrigan and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Your Government and Mine  Metropolitan Chicago

Download or read book Your Government and Mine Metropolitan Chicago written by John Dreiske and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Political Change in the Metropolis

Download or read book Political Change in the Metropolis written by Ronald Vogel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This popular text has been thoroughly updated and revised to sharpen the focus on its 'bias and change' theme, include the latest data/studies informing the field, and cover important new topics (e.g., flood disaster in New Orleans). Political Change in the Metropolis, Eighth Edition, continues to focus on the political changes that have taken place in American cities and the reactions of urban scholars to them. In addition to offering scholarly perspectives, the text offers students a theoretical framework for interpreting these changing events for themselves. This framework analyzes the patterns of bias inherent in the organization and operation of urban politics, giving students an in-depth look at the fascinating and constantly changing face of urban politics. Features Accessible writing style engages students in the material. Provides excellent coverage of the impact of immigrants and ethnic groups in the making of the American city. An abundance of historical material helps students better understand the origins and development of urban politics and structures. Case studies throughout the text give students an opportunity to apply important material. The text exposes students to first-rate discussions of political phenomena and empirical literature on those phenomena.

Book The Role of Metropolitan Planning

Download or read book The Role of Metropolitan Planning written by American Institute of Planners and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Political Influence

Download or read book Political Influence written by Edward Banfield and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In government, influence denotes one's ability to get others to act, think, or feel as one intends. A mayor who persuades voters to approve a bond issue exercises influence. A businessman whose promises of support induce a mayor to take action exercises influence. In Political Influence, Edward C. Banfield examines the structures and dynamics of influence in determining who actually makes the decisions on vital issues in a large metropolitan area. This edition includes an introduction by James Q. Wilson, who provides an intellectual profile of Banfield and a review of his life and work. Banfield locates his analysis in Chicago, focusing on a broad range of representative urban issues. An introductory chapter defines Banfield's method through four leading questions: Who has influence and who is subject to it? How does influence work? What are the terms upon which influence is expended? How is action concerted by influence? Banfield's conceptual scheme is applied at three levels. He offers six case studies of political influence, showing in considerable detail how influence was used in certain civic controversies. Then Banfield interprets these case studies, drawing from them a set of low-level empirical generalizations. At the third and highest level of generality, he explores the logical structure of significant aspects of influence and recasts the empirical findings in analytical terms, developing theories that apply generally to situations involving political influence. He also defines the key roles played by officeholders, the newspapers, business interests, the city council and minority groups. Political Influence is notable for its depth and sophistication. This rare combination of good reporting and insightful analysis is essential reading for political scientists, urban affairs specialists, policymakers, and sociologists.

Book The Problem of Metropolitan Areas in the United States

Download or read book The Problem of Metropolitan Areas in the United States written by Che Ming Liu and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: