Screen LibraryReforming the city : the contested origins of urban government, 1890-1930 /
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Columbia University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | viii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780231191395 (paperback) : 0231191391 (paperback) 9780231191388 (hardcover : alkaline paper) 0231191383 (hardcover : alkaline paper) 9780231549370 (electronic book) 0231549377 (electronic book) |
| Index Number: | JS323 |
| CLC: | D771.232-09 |
| Call Number: | D771.232-09/L693 |
| 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 transi |