James Prather
Biographic Data
| ID | 4453318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Prather |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | Prather |
| SIGNATURE | PRATHER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2807-6042 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Community Mobilization and Participation in the Zoning Process
Models used to explain levels of community participation often incorporate demographic and contextual factors. Among empirical findings, the most consistent have been that participation rates are negatively associated with community affluence, and that a sense of community identity increases participation. This article examines community participation and influence in zoning decisions before and after implementation of a neighborhood planning sys…
Economy of Scale or Bureaucratic Entropy: Implications for Metropolitan Governmental Reorganization
This article examines the relationship between number of city employees and city popu lation in order to assess arguments advanced by proponents of metropolitan governmental reform. It is found that bureaucracy size increases faster than population, implying dis economies of scale. Bureaucratic entropy is suggested as an explanation for the relation ship between bureaucracy size and city population, and several alternative explanations are examin…
The Failure of Social Programs
Social programs have proliferated with seeming abandon, but of late efficacy of such programs has been widely debated. It is purpose of this article to explore concept of program efficacy and technical-scientific rationale used in assessing that efficacy. We do not intend to investigate norms or values that provide impetus for creation of social programs; we analyze programs in terms of their performance, given values they represent. It is first …
Measuring Components of the Ethos Theory: A First Step
The Failure of Social Programs
Social programs have proliferated with seeming abandon, but of late efficacy of such programs has been widely debated. It is purpose of this article to explore concept of program efficacy and technical-scientific rationale used in assessing that efficacy. We do not intend to investigate norms or values that provide impetus for creation of social programs; we analyze programs in terms of their performance, given values they represent. It is first …
Measuring Components of the Ethos Theory: A First Step
The Failure of Social Programs
Social programs have proliferated with seeming abandon, but of late efficacy of such programs has been widely debated. It is purpose of this article to explore concept of program efficacy and technical-scientific rationale used in assessing that efficacy. We do not intend to investigate norms or values that provide impetus for creation of social programs; we analyze programs in terms of their performance, given values they represent. It is first …
Economy of Scale or Bureaucratic Entropy: Implications for Metropolitan Governmental Reorganization
This article examines the relationship between number of city employees and city popu lation in order to assess arguments advanced by proponents of metropolitan governmental reform. It is found that bureaucracy size increases faster than population, implying dis economies of scale. Bureaucratic entropy is suggested as an explanation for the relation ship between bureaucracy size and city population, and several alternative explanations are examin…
Community Mobilization and Participation in the Zoning Process
Models used to explain levels of community participation often incorporate demographic and contextual factors. Among empirical findings, the most consistent have been that participation rates are negatively associated with community affluence, and that a sense of community identity increases participation. This article examines community participation and influence in zoning decisions before and after implementation of a neighborhood planning sys…
Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · American political science (1 works) · Bureaucracy (1 works) · Capital city (1 works) · Community engagement (1 works) · Community Health and Development (1 works) · Community mobilization (1 works)