Reforming the city : the contested origins of urban government, 1890-1930 / Ariane Liazos.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liazos, Ariane, 1976- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
National Municipal League > History.
National Municipal League.
Municipal government > United States > History.
Municipal government by city manager > United States > History.
City councils > United States > History.
City dwellers > Political activity > United States > History.
City councils.
Municipal government.
Municipal government by city manager.
United States.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:viii, 390 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The emergence of the movement for "good city government" : municipal reform
  • Associations, c. 1880-1900
  • "Saved by the scholar" : political science, the municipal program, and the National Municipal League, c. 1890-1900
  • The municipal program and early campaigns for charter reform, c. 1895-1910
  • "The franchise problem" : home rule, charter reform, and the provision of public services, c. 1900-1915
  • The commission plan, c. 1900-1915
  • "Whether democracy and efficiency are inherently irreconcilable" : professionalization
  • And expertise in municipal reform, c. 1905-1920
  • "The transition to government by experts" : the origins and spread of commission/city manager government, 1912-1925
  • The legacy of the movement for urban reform : state-building and popular control.