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100	1		_91383 _a Box, Richard C
245	1	0	_aSearching for the best structure for American local government
260			_aNew York : _bMarcel Dekker, _c1995
520	3		_aCitizens, practitioners and academicians involved in local government have for decades debated the best structure for local public organizations; at the polar ends of this debate are those advocating rational administration and those advocating political responsiveness. The conventional wisdom equates rational administration with reformed structures like the council-manager plan and political responsiveness with structures which have an elected chief executive officer. The debate is unresolvable within this value-driven framework, and these ideological positions do not seem to be helping in the design of governmental structures which “work” in a practical and meaningful way. The paper argues for a “functional” model of local government structure based on how much citizens and administrators can know and oversee with competence. The analysis leads to a significant rethinking of the role of governing bodies, administrators, and the general management position in American local government.
773	0	8	_tInternational Journal of Public Administration - IJPA _g18, 4, p. 711-741 _dNew York : Marcel Dekker, 1995 _xISSN 01900692 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c34150 _d34150
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