Four Cities Study Comparative by Williams Oliver (13 results)

Condition: Good. 1963. No edition remarks. 334 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Dust jacket over blue cloth. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are bright and clear with no visible markings. Binding throughout remains firm. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with occasional markings overall. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Notable water staining to tail of spine. Heavy tanning to spine. Moderate rubbing and marking all over.…

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1963 Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 334 pages; Description: 334 p. Tables. 22 cm. Subjects: Municipal government--United States--Case studies. 1 Kg.…

VG, unmarked Hardback; DJ-G/VG. 334 pp.

1963 Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 334 pages; Description: 334 p. Tables. 22 cm. Subjects: Municipal government--United States--Case studies. 1 Kg.…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 6.14x0.75x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This book attempts to make a comparative analysis of the political process in four middle-sized American cities over the decade 1948-1957. By holding certain factors constant, explanations were sought for policy variations over this time span and in communities of similar size, ranging in population from 50,000 to 70,000. Naming their cities by means of the neutral symbols Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta, the authors embarked upon an extensive program of research involving reading back through the daily newspapers of each city over the ten-year period and conducting extensive interviews, principally among those individuals most likely to be conversant with the city's key issues. An examination of the relationship between policy, the policy process, and general community characteristics provided a focus for the analysis of the data. Running through the gamut of civic activities, the cities' responses were found to vary with respect to urban renewal, park systems, pay scales for city employees, inspection services, and sewage disposal systems. A typology of local political values was applied in terms of four factors: economic growth, provision of life's amenities (that is, comforts as well as necessities), maintenance of traditional services only, and arbitrating among conflicting interests. A framework was thus provided for developing a theory of political decisions at the local level. Four Cities is the result and embodiment of this intensive and highly competent study. Its concluding chapters suggest ways in which community characteristics and institutional arrangements are related to the divergent courses cities take to meet their administrative problems, and the descriptive data throughout the book serve to test various generalizations about local politics made in the literature of political science. Anyone interested in city government-whether as a political scientist, urban sociologist, government researcher, or simply as a taxpayer-will find this book useful and enlightening.…