Four Cities : : A Study in Comparative Policy Making / / Charles R. Adrian, Oliver P. Williams.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Williams, Oliver P.,; Adrian, Charles R.,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]; ©1964
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: Reprint 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Anniversary Collection
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (334 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Part I. Introduction --; Chapter I. The Study Approach --; Chapter II. The Four Cities --; Part II. The Political Process --; Chapter III. Nonpartisanship: The Recruitment of Elective Officials --; Chapter IV. Nonpartisanship: Electoral Patterns --; Chapter V. Referendums --; Chapter VI. The Main-Street Merchants --; Chapter VII. The Local Interests of Labor --; Chapter VIII. The Neighborhoods --; Part III. A Typology of Civic Policies --; Chapter IX. Type One: Promoting Economic Growth --; Chapter Χ. Type Two: Providing Life's Amenities --; Chapter XI. Type Three: Maintenance of Traditional Services --; Chapter XII. Type Four: Arbitration Among Conflicting Interests --; Part IV. Conclusions --; Chapter XIII. Community Differences and Policy Variations --; Chapter XIV. Political Institutions and the Structure of Politics --; Appendixes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781512808919; 9783110442526
• DOI: 10.9783/9781512808919
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Charles R. Adrian, Oliver P. Williams.

This is an analysis of the political process in four middle-sized unnamed American cities between the years 1948 and 1957.