1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT: STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP
CHAPTER ELEVEN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP

2. Figure 11.1 Numbers of Local Governments, By Type of Government: 1952 versus 2002
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3. Five Types of Local Governments
Counties
Why we have county government
How county governments are organized
The performance of county government
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4. Figure 11.2 Traditional Organization of County Government
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5. Five Types of Local Governments (continued)
Municipalities
Creating cities
City governmental structure
Mayor-council form
Council-manager form
City commission form
Which form of government is best?
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6. Figure 11.3 Mayor-Council Form of Government
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7. Figure 11.4 Council-Manager Form of Government
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8. Figure 11.5 City Commission Form of Government
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9. Five Types of Local Governments (continued)
Towns and Townships
How do we know a town when we see one?
The future of towns and townships
Special Districts
Are they needed?
Concerns
School Districts
School Politics
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10. Leadership in Local Government
Mayors and Managers
Differences between strong and weak mayors
Black mayors
Women mayors
City managers
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11. Table 11.1 Black Mayors in Big Cities, 2004
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12. Leadership in Local Government (continued)
City Councils
City council members: old and new
Councils in action: increasing conflict
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13. Figure 11.6 San Francisco’s Districts
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14. Table 11.2 City Councils of the Twenty Largest U.S. Cities
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15. Table 11.2 City Councils of the Twenty Largest U.S. Cities
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16. Leadership in Local Government (continued)
Nonprofit Organizations
Civic nonprofits
Policy advocates
Policy implementers
Governing nonprofits
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