A Half Century of Municipal Reform
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A Half Century of Municipal Reform

The History of the National Municipal League

  1. 302 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Half Century of Municipal Reform

The History of the National Municipal League

About this book

A Half Century of Municipal Reform: The History of the National Municipal League provides an in-depth chronicle of the League’s origins, programs, and contributions to municipal reform from 1894 to 1944, with occasional references extending to 1948. This study examines the conditions that led to the League’s creation, its strategies for improving local governance, and the challenges it faced, evaluating its impact over fifty years of advocacy. Drawing extensively from the League’s publications, personal files, and public archives in cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Berkeley, the author combines documentary analysis with insights gained from interviews with key figures, including past Secretaries Clinton Rogers Woodruff and Harold W. Dodds. With access to unique collections like Richard S. Childs’ materials on the short ballot, this comprehensive work captures the evolution and influence of this pivotal organization in shaping better municipal governance.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1950.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. Contents
  6. I Municipal Government in the Spoils Era
  7. II The Organization of Municipal Reform
  8. III A Municipal Program
  9. IV A New Municipal Program
  10. V Improving the Forms of Government
  11. VI Making Democracy Work
  12. VII Higher Administrative Standards
  13. VIII Education and Promotion
  14. IX Problems of the League
  15. X Summary and Conclusions
  16. Appendices
  17. Notes
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index