THE PROSPECTS FOR A DMNISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION IN OUR CITIES

In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 137 139

Abstract

THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEMS WITH THEIR PROTECTION OF TENURE AND THEIR TRADITIONAL EMPHASIS ON "POLICING" PERSONNEL SYSTEMS ARE A FORCE IN MANY MUNICIPALITIES. THE HIGH DEGREE OF PROFESSIONALISM IN MANY CITY BUREAUCRACIES IS AND THER FACTOR SUSTAINING THE CENTRALIZING IMPULSE. ALL MAJOR CITIES NOW HAVE A LARGER INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMPONENT IN THEIR BUDGETS THAN EVER BEFORE.