Urban Governance and the Idea of a Service Community
In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 110
In: Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 110
In: Administration & society, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 425-451
ISSN: 1552-3039
Analytic confusion between the concepts "organizational constituent" and "organizational client " has prevented students of public administration from fully understanding one of the fundamental normative issues in urban governance. This conceptual confusion is symptomatic of a more general deficiency in public sector research, where the systematic application of concepts and approaches to the study of organizational environments has been inadequate. Students of public administration have much to learn from the interdisciplinary literature in organizational theory, where scholars have been more successful in designing conceptual and empirical analytic techniques for understanding organizational environments. Descriptive and prescriptive organization theory is also relevant to resolving normative issues in urban governance such as that described here in terms of the dichotomy between constituent and client.
In: Administration & society, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 425
ISSN: 0095-3997
Urban Change and Poverty -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- PART I COMMITTEE REPORT -- Overview -- SUMMARY FINDINGS -- Well-Being and Poverty -- Urban Economies -- Urban Finance -- Urban Governance -- Infrastructure -- SUMMARY CONCLUSIONS -- Urban Economies: Long-Term Transformation and Regional Disparities -- Urban Finances: Healthier Than in the Recent Past -- Urban Poverty: Growing More Concentrated -- Well-Being and Poverty -- ECONOMIC STATUS -- CENTRAL-CITY POVERTY -- CHANGES IN FAMILY STRUCTURE -- Feminization of Poverty -- Growth of Female-Headed Families -- THE URBAN UNDERCLASS -- SUMMARY -- Urban Economic Trends -- URBAN GROWTH -- THE LARGEST CITIES -- COMPARISONS AMONG METROPOLITAN COUNTIES -- SUMMARY -- Urban Fiscal Conditions -- RECENT FISCAL TRENDS -- SUMMARY -- Trends in Urban Governance -- Urban Infrastructure -- NATIONAL EXPENDITURE TRENDS -- INFRASTRUCTURE CONDITION -- TAX-EXEMPT BOND MARKETS -- SUMMARY -- Policy Implications -- URBAN POVERTY -- REGIONAL DECLINE -- URBAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A: Regional Classifications -- Appendix B: Workshop Participants -- PART II BACKGROUND PAPERS -- Income, Opportunities, and Quality of Life of Urban Residents -- CITIES AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING -- TRADITIONAL MEASURES OF WELL-BEING -- Large Metropolitan Areas -- Central-City, Suburban, Small Metropolitan, and Rural Areas -- Residential Area, Family, and Race -- Residential Area, Age, Earnings, and Transfers -- EARNINGS DETERMINATION -- Framework -- Empirical Model and Results -- QUALITY-OF-LIFE COMPARISONS -- Economic Status and Quality Of Life -- Labor Markets, Housing Markets, and Quality Of Life -- Quality of Life In Metropolitan Areas -- CONCLUSIONS -- References -- Family Structure, Poverty, and the Underclass -- INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSIONS -- PREVALENCE, GROWTH, AND CAUSES OF MOTHER-ONLY FAMILIES.
In: National civic review: publ. by the National Municipal League, Band 79, Heft 2, S. 105
ISSN: 0027-9013
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 79, Heft 2, S. 105-117
ISSN: 1542-7811
AbstractIn spite of their technical and professional reputations, regional councils of governments are both attracting and actively soliciting citizen input. The research presented in this article suggests that increasing diversity of representation in COGs has paralleled the empowerment in local governments of traditionally underrepresented populations. More importantly, COGs are making the transition from primary reliance on elected officials for policy formulation to more direct citizen involvement.
In: National civic review: publ. by the National Municipal League, Band 79, S. 105-117
ISSN: 0027-9013
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 71, Heft 2, S. 63-66
ISSN: 1542-7811
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 80, Heft 1, S. 25-30
ISSN: 1542-7811
AbstractThe success of urban centers is linked to effective public education systems incorporating innovative approaches to school structure, learning and community involvement.
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 78, Heft 1, S. 47-57
ISSN: 1542-7811
AbstractIn this adaptation of his plenary remarks to the 94th National Conference on Government, Jesse L. White, Jr., executive director of the Southern Growth Policies Board, identifies the unique economic development challenges of the South, projects the social, demographic and economic trends that will impact on that region's work force during the next decade, and calls for an urban agenda that will also address the needs of the rural, small town South into the next century.
A conference paper on the role played by the government of Botswana in enabling access to food for both its urban and rural populations. ; Botswana's food and agricultural problems are fully recognized by the government and are considered in its national economic priority agenda. In the November 1985 National Food Strategy paper, the state identified the following three problem areas of the country's agricultural economy: inadequate domestic food production, inadequate nutrition and access^, and large food import and aid dependence-due to the country's geographic location, the potential political instability in Southern Africa, and its implication for national food security (Botswana, 1985a). ; The research supporting the preparation the proceedings papers was financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau of Science and Technology; Bureau for Africa; and the Southern Africa Regional Programme.
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In: National civic review: publ. by the National Municipal League, Band 76, Heft 1, S. 14
ISSN: 0027-9013
In: Environment and planning. C, Government and policy, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 13-26
ISSN: 1472-3425
In response to problems of jurisdictional fragmentation in American metropolitan areas, many efforts at regional governance have been undertaken. Few are successful. In most areas, area-wide problems are dealt with by specialized functional entities. The universal avoidance of regional general-purpose governance is analyzed through consideration of the motivations and attitudes of the actors (businesses, governments, citizens) in particular American cities, including Seattle. It is argued that the strongest force against regionalization is the fear of redistribution of real income.
In: National civic review: promoting civic engagement and effective local governance for more than 100 years, Band 71, Heft 9, S. 453-458
ISSN: 1542-7811
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 279
ISSN: 0275-0740