Local

Local government today provides a comprehensive analysis of the structure, finance, management and democratic framework for local government in Britain. This new edition has been substantially rewritten to encompass the many changes to the structure and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785370342Author Eamon GilmoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press

'The best American political biography since Obama's Dreams from My Father' GuardianNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.Once described...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815739579Author Jennifer S. VeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm)...

Winner, 2023 Southwest Book Awards, Border Regional Library AssociationIn 2010 Arizona enacted Senate Bill 1070, the notorious "show-me-your-papers" law. At the time, it was widely portrayed as a draconian outlier; today, it is clear that events in...

Reigning theories of urban power suggest that in a world dominated by footloose transnational capital, cities have little capacity to effect social change. In City Power, Richard C. Schragger challenges the existing assumptions, arguing that cities can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999288566Author Frank S LucenteFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Mariner Publishing Company, Inc.Publisher Mariner Publishing Company, Inc...

This book, now available in paperback, is the result of national research conducted amongst England's directly elected mayors and the councillors that serve alongside them. It is the first such major publication to assess the impact on local politics of...

Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814254837Author Dylan Taylor-LehmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint TrilliumPublisher TrilliumWeight(grams) 318g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938416996Author John PickeringFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint River Grove BooksPublisher River Grove BooksWeight(grams) 490g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781512806083Author Frances L. ReinholdFormat HardbackPage Count 130Imprint University of Pennsylvania PressPublisher University of Pennsylvania...

Combining scholarly literature with elected experience at the local governmental level, Barry E. Truchil addresses the inner workings and politics of local government in small town and suburban settings in The Politics of Local Government. This book...

In 2013, Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history. That dubious honor marked the end of a long decline, during which city leaders slashed municipal costs and sought desperately to attract private investment. That same year, an...

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the various forms of government below the state level now in use in the United States of America. It sorts through the traditional commission, mayor-council, strong mayor, and council-manager models for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734077308Author Jim FiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Singing Buffalo LLCPublisher Singing Buffalo LLCWeight(grams) 399g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944141370Author Dan GriffithsFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint 978-1-944141-37-0Publisher 978-1-944141-37-0Weight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986219530Author Debbie PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint South Third Street PublishingPublisher South Third Street PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439203460Author Anthony SommerFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 263g

Local Tax Policy: A Primer provides the definitive discussion of how local governments raise revenue. The fourth edition addresses the fundamental influences on local tax and revenue policy including interjurisdictional competition, the politics of...

Amidst growing awareness over the past half century that human activity threatens our natural environment, many of the world's largest cities have played a role in the sustainability movement, as seen by such initiatives as Day of Cities sponsored by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781312658691Author Gary BlackmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 318g

The Routledge Handbook of Local Elections and Voting in Europe represents the standard reference text and practical resource for everybody who analyzes issues such as local electoral systems, voting behavior, or political representation in Europe. It...

Combining scholarly literature with elected experience at the local governmental level, Barry E. Truchil addresses the inner workings and politics of local government in small town and suburban settings in The Politics of Local Government. This book...

Sorry no description is available for this book at this time.

You'd think 'strategic planning' would be obvious. It has long been a common practice in the corporate world. It has, however, only recently been applied to the public sector. Local governments find such planning increasingly useful as they strive to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439257883Author Joseph N PeltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 168g

Just because Milwaukee isn't Manhattan, doesn't mean that those urban centers face completely unique challenges. Through effective comparative analysis of key issues in urban studies--how city managers share power with mayors, how spending policies...

After decades of suburban sprawl, job loss, and lack of regional government, Detroit has become a symbol of post-industrial distress and also one of the most complex urban environments in the world. In Revolution Detroit: Strategies for Urban...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996446419Author Preston Love JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Preston PublishingPublisher Preston PublishingWeight(grams) 204g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976849032Author Barbara J Cohn BermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Fund for the City of New YorkPublisher Fund for the City of New...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692829387Author Chad GoernerFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Chad GoernerPublisher Chad GoernerWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615889085Author Lauren DysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Code for America PressPublisher Code for America PressWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm)...

How local contexts help us understand why White voters in America’s heartland are shifting to the rightOver the past several decades, predominantly White, postindustrial cities in America’s agriculture and manufacturing center have flipped from blue to...

First published in 1966, Local Government in Crisis presents a comprehensive overview of the challenges and limitations of the local government in Britain. William A. Robson discusses major themes like loss of municipal functions and public utilities;...

Local governments serve their communities in many diversified ways as they increasingly engage in multiple connections: international, regional, regional-local, with nongovernmental organizations and through external nongovernmental services county...

A multi-chapter book, first of its kind, that identifies, describes, and analyzes FBI documents revealing the hidden history of surveillance of Mexicans and Chicanos in the United States of America.Book InformationISBN 9781793615800Author José Angel...

Spurred by the disconnect between what was being taught in the classroom and actual practice, Godwin, Ainsworth, and Godwin set out to answer the question, "Was political science missing some key aspects of the interactions between lobbyists and policy...

Examines the complex ecology of quasi-public and privatized institutions that mobilize and administer many of the political, administrative, and fiscal resources of today's metropolitan regions In recent decades metropolitan regions in the United States...

Most experts consider economic development to be the dominant factor influencing urban politics. They point to the importance of the finance and real estate industries, the need to improve the tax base, and the push to create jobs. Bruce F. Berg...