Leadership in a Small Town

ISBN-13: 9781138527027 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 388 str.

Aaron Wildavsky

Opis

Of all the questions that might be asked about political life, it would be difficult to find one of greater interest than the ancient query: who rules over whom? It appeals powerfully to our curiosity

Spis treści

Introduction 1 Rival Theories and a Method for Choosing Among Them 2 The Citizens of Oberlin 3 Oberlin in the Past 4 The Great Water Controversy 5 The Light Plant 6 The Housing Code 7 Enforcement of the Housing Code 8 Negroes and Low-Cost Housing 9 Enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance: The Gibson Case 10 The Coming of the FAA 111 The Oberlin Improvement and Development Corporation 12 The History of the Oberlin Off-Street Parking Corporation 13 Multiples of Six: Nomination and Election in 1959 14 Co-optation 15 The United Appeal 16 The Oberlin City Manager 17 Bill Long: Portrait of an Activist 18 Who Rules in Oberlin and Why 19 How Leaders Differ From Other People 20 What's In a Reputation? 21 On the Advantages of Living in 1 Mass Society 22 Why American Cities Are Pluralist 23 A Strategy of Political Participation

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Aaron Wildavsky