Handbook of Local Government Administration Book

Introduction, John J. Gargan

FACTORS AFFECTING THE CONTEXT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION Reinventing What?: The Uncertain Context of Local Government Administration, J.A. Garber Federalism and State Law: Legal Factors Constraining and Facilitating Local Initiatives, T.D. Mead Managing Alternative Approaches to the Provision and Production of Public Goods: Public, Private, and Nonprofit, P.J. Castellani The Practical Application of Organization Development to Local Governments, Gerald T. Gabris and R.T. Golembiewski

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING THE BASICS WELL Strategic Management: A Core Responsibility of Local Government Administrators, T.H. Poister and G Streib Structural Arrangements in Local Government: Organizing for Effective Management, D.R. Morgan Financial Management: The Centrality of the Fiscal in Local Government and Politics, W.B. Hildreth Managing Human Resources: Personnel Administration in Local Government, R.D. Sylvia Total Quality Management in Local Government, E.M. Berman and J. P. West Local Government Capacity Building Through Performance Measurement, G.A. Gianakis and C.P. McCue Local Court Administration: Making the Judicial Trains Run on Time, J.A. Gazell

ADMINISTERING GENERIC TYPES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Town and Township Government: Serving Rural and Suburban Communities, A.D. Sokolow Small Community Governance: Some Impediments to Policy Making, G. Mattson Professional Administration (and Representative Governance) in the Council-Manager City, J.H. Svara The Changing Landscape of Big City Management, H.V. Savitch and W.A. Tharp County Government as the "Administrative Arm'' of State Government, W.L. Waugh, Jr.
Coping with Externalities: Regional Councils and Challenges of Management and Governance, P.S. Atkins Managing Single Function Governments: The Promise and Challenge of Special Districts, P.J. Haas Political and Administrative Complexity in Governing Central City Schools, M. Tallerico Management and Governance in Midsized Urban and Suburban School Districts, N.M. Snyder

CONCLUDING ASSESSMENT Local Government Governing Capacity: Challenges for the New Century, J.J. Gargan