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.)

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

Table of Contents

• 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