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Governing Middle-Sized Cities:
Studies in Mayoral Leadership
Hardcover: $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-55587-895-5
Paperback: $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-55587-870-2
From Providence, Rhode Island, to Sacramento, California, from Rockford, Illinois, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, what mayors do—and how they do it—is crucially important to sustaining and revitalizing U.S. cities. Proceeding from this premise, Governing Middle-Sized Cities presents twelve case studies of mayoral leadership and creativity.
Each study provides a brief background sketch of the case city, places the mayor's leadership style and skills within a conceptual framework, illustrates the mayor's approach to a specific urban issue (e.g., education, crime, economic development, the political incorporation of minorities), and discusses the effectiveness of that approach. The authors also suggest lessons that can be learned from the cases. Organized to correspond closely to the key topics discussed in courses on urban politics, the book provides well-developed examples of essential aspects of urban governance, showing the importance of local chief executives in advancing the sustainability of the nation's cities.
