Managing Urban American

by David R. Morgan; Robert E. England

• ISBN13: 9781566430654
• ISBN10: 1566430658
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Chatham House Pub

Summary

As the dominant text in its field, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of urban management, including the environmental context, political structures, service delivery, management processes, and strategic planning and economic development. The authors orient students to the management literature as well as providing guidelines for effective urban management. This new edition has been updated throughout and addresses such concepts as "empowerment zones" and reinventing government.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Introduction Improved Urban Management -- Needed Now More Than Ever	p. 1
Suggested for Further Reading	p. 15
The Environment of Urban Management	p. 17
The External World of the Urban Manager	p. 19
Notes	p. 51
Notes	p. 54
Urban Political Structure	p. 56
Notes	p. 78
Notes	p. 81
Making and Implementing Urban Policy	p. 83
Urban Policymaking	p. 85
Notes	p. 113
Notes	p. 116
Decision Making	p. 117
Decision Making	p. 137
Suggested for Further Reading	p. 141
Analysis for Urban Decisions	p. 143
Notes	p. 173
Notes	p. 176
Urban Service Delivery	p. 177
Notes	p. 205
Notes	p. 208
Summary	p. 234
Suggested for Further Reading	p. 237
Internal Management Processes	p. 239
The Management Process: Theory and Practice	p. 241
Notes	p. 270
Notes	p. 273
Personnel Policies and Practices	p. 274
Notes	p. 302
Notes	p. 306
Finance and Budget	p. 307
Notes	p. 336
Notes	p. 339
The Urban Future	p. 341
Urban Economic Development	p. 365
Notes	p. 366
Suggested for Further Reading	p. 368
Managing the Urban Future	p. 369
Suggested for Further Reading	p. 392
Index	p. 393
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