| The Politics of State and City Administration Contributor(s): Abney, Glenn (Editor), Lauth, Thomas P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0887062563 ISBN-13: 9780887062568 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1986 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 353.9 |
| LCCN: 85014873 |
| Series: Suny Series in Public Administration in the 1980's |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.02" W x 9" (1.02 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Politics of State and City Administration, Abney and Lauth take a penetrating look at the relationships of state and city administrators to the people with whom they work: legislators, councilors, chief executives, and numerous interest groups seeking to influence administrative decisions and upon whom administrators depend to achieve their objectives. The analysis is based upon information obtained from national surveys of approximately 800 state and 600 city government department heads. The reader of this book will learn, for example, that governors are perceived by their department heads to be more interested in management than in policy leadership, interest groups are viewed as allies rather than enemies of state administrators, and the emergence of professionalism in administration has reduced the ability of mayors to be chief administrators. The Politics of State and City Administration will be of interest to scholars and students of public administration, state and local government, and public policy. |