Format:
Online-Ressource (292 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0874620813
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9780874620818
Series Statement:
Urban life series no. 4
Content:
Bureaus of efficiency were established in America as part of the civic reform agenda during the Progressive era at the beginning of the twentieth century. In some cities they were nonprofit agencies pushing for governmental reform from the outside. In other cities, efficiency bureaus were established by reformers as departments within municipal government, school districts or counties. The goal of such bureaus was to promote efficiency in local government, as a way of fighting political corruption, urban machines and political bosses. Efficiency bureaus sought to professionalize local governme
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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short title Bureaus of Efficiency: Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era; title page Bureaus of Efficiency: Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era; copyright page; contents; DEDICATION; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY BUREAUS OF EFFICIENCY; I THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE'S BUREAU OF ECONOMY AND EFICIENCY, 1910-1912; 3 THE CHICAGO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION'S EFFICIENCY DIVISION, 1910-1916; 4 THE CHICAGO BUREAU OF PUBLIC EFFICIENCY, 1910-1932; 5 THE BIGGER PICTURE: BUREAUS OF EFFICIENCY IN OTHER CORNERS OF AMERICA
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6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSAppendix A Reports Issued by Bureaus of Efficiency in Milwaukee and Chicago; Apendix B Comparison of Advantages and Disadvantages of Sectoral Affiliation; Bibliography; Index;
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780874620818
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Bureaus of Efficiency : Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era
Language:
English
