Public Official Associations and State and Local Government: A Bridge Across One Hundred Years - Couverture rigide

Arnold, David S.; Plant, Jeremy F.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0913969656 ISBN 13 : 9780913969656

Editeur : George Mason University Press, 1994

Synopsis

This volume is an authoritative description of a little-recognized element of modern governance: associations of public officials in state and local government. These associations, whose membership consists of elected and appointed officials such as mayors, legislators, council members, city and county managers, and planners, play an often overlooked role in public administration and governmental policy on state and local levels. This work provides an incisive analysis of their role using a combination of documentary sources and extensive personal interviews with a special interest in association management. It traces the historical development of associations from 1890 to 1990 within the context of the Progressive Movement, the New Deal, the Great Society, and the era of cutbacks and devolution. In addition, an examination of the effects of associations in the evolving administrative state touches upon many of the most important topics in public administration, including intergovernmental relations, by professionalism, ethics, and leadership. The text is augmented by an appendix of association profiles, an annotated bibliography, and an index.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David S. Arnold is an independent editor and writer, previously associated with the International City Management Association. Jeremy F. Plant is Professor of Public Policy and Administration at Pennsylvania State University in Harrisburg.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: George Mason University Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0913969656
• ISBN 13: 9780913969656
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 314
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• Personne responsable: non disponible