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- Book Title
- Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and C
- ISBN
- 9781506323374
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
CQ Press
ISBN-10
1506323375
ISBN-13
9781506323374
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237472289
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Managing Local Government : an Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers
Publication Year
2017
Subject
American Government / Local, Public Affairs & Administration, Public Policy / Regional Planning
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
5.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2017-011652
Reviews
Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers takes on a critical topic--governing in urban areas. This text is very readable for an undergraduate audience with limited knowledge of local government and provides solid discussion of the role of the city manager in local government., Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers takes on a critical topic-governing in urban areas. This text is very readable for an undergraduate audience with limited knowledge of local government and provides solid discussion of the role of the city manager in local government. -- Raymond W. Cox III Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers by Kimberly Nelson and Carl Stenberg is highly readable, well researched, and well written. The text features a strong focus on theory and history, summarizing practical managerial advice and strategies and comparing and contrasting theory and factual information through charts and tables. -- Paula A. Duda Holoviak Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers offers an exceptional overview of the profession of local government management. It also offers key insights and a valuable road map for the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective manager in an increasingly complicated intergovernmental landscape. It highlights skills, practices, and policies that are essential for a student of local government management to understand. -- Christine Palus, Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managerstakes on a critical topic--governing in urban areas. This text is very readable for an undergraduate audience with limited knowledge of local government and provides solid discussion of the role of the city manager in local government.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
352.140973
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsChapter 1 * Managing Local Governments in a Dynamic World Purpose and Organization of the Book The Contemporary Context: Continuity and Change The Intergovernmental Landscape: Who's in Charge? Managing Challenges: Critical Competencies for Closing the GapChapter 2 * U.S. Local Governments in Historical Context Early Development of American Cities: 1700-1900 Urban Population Growth The Progressive Era Post-Progressive Era Metropolitan Development Looking ForwardChapter 3 * Types, Functions, and Authority of U.S. Local Governments U.S. Local Government Authority Local Government Types and Distribution Regional Models of Local Government Structure Local Forms of GovernmentChapter 4 * Working across Boundaries Stressed Local Structure Reform Perspectives The Manager's Key Transcending Role From Cooperation to Governance: Snow White and the 17 Dwarfs State Restructuring Incentives Regional Cooperation: Looking ForwardChapter 5 * The Career of the Local Government Manager Local Government Manager Profiles Working as a Local Government Manager Roles of the Local Government Manager Managers as Leaders The Local Government Manager as Organizational Leader The Manager's Code of Ethics Making the Case for a Career in Local Government ManagementChapter 6 * Roles and Relationships Mayoral Authority and Roles Basics of Council-Manager Relationships: A North Carolina Example Realities of Council-Manager Roles and Responsibilities Changing Roles and RelationshipsChapter 7 * Enhancing Council-Manager Effectiveness High-Performing Habits The Manager's Facilitating Role Mutual Expectations Recognizing and Dealing with Problems in the Governing BodyChapter 8 * Citizen Engagement Why Engage Citizens? History of U.S. Citizen Engagement Objectives of Citizen Participation Engagement Challenges From Participation to Power E-Government Engagement Making Engagement WorkChapter 9 * Service Delivery Strategies and Innovation Who Does What? Government-to-Government Approaches Who Does What? Public-Private Partnerships Other Alternative Service Delivery Tools Key Questions Building Capacity for InnovationChapter 10 * The Manager's Toolbox Building Organizational Capacity The Manager's Toolbox The Journey from Planning and Measurement to Management Using the Tools as ManagerChapter 11 * Emerging Issues and Management Challenges Facing Local Governments Wicked Problems Facing Local Governments Current and Emerging Issues for Local Governments Skills Needed in Future Managers Tackling Wicked Problems ConclusionAppendix 1: International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Code of Ethics with GuidelinesAppendix 2: International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Practices for Effective Local Government ManagementIndex
Synopsis
Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers offers a practical introduction to the changing structure, forms, and functions of local governments. Taking a metropolitan management perspective, authors Kimberly Nelson and Carl W. Stenberg explain U.S. local government within historical context and provide strategies for effective local government management and problem solving. Real-life scenarios and contemporary issues illustrate the organization and networks of local governments; the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of city and county managers; and the dynamics of the intergovernmental system. Case studies and discussion questions in each chapter encourage critical analysis of the challenges of collaborative governance. Unlike other books on the market, this text's combined approach of theory and practice encourages students to enter municipal and county management careers and equips them with tools to be successful from day one., Offers a practical introduction to the changing structure, forms, and functions of U.S local governments., This book provides explans U.S. local government within historical context and provides strategies for effective local government management and problem solving. Case studies and discussion questions in each chapter encourage critical analysis of the challenges of collaborative governance. Unlike other books on the market, this text's combined approach of theory and practice encourages students to enter municipal and county management careers and equips them with tools to be successful from day one.
LC Classification Number
JS331.N45 2018
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