Councilmaanic Intervention in Municipal Administration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11104355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Glenn Abney (Georgia State University, corresponding author), Thomas P Lauth (University of Georgia) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 435-456 |
| Publication date | 1982-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Administration & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0095-3997 • E-ISSN: 1552-3039 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009539978201300403 |
| OpenAlex | W2018951620 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
This study deals with the impact of city council intervention on municipal administration. Based on a survey of department heads in all cities in the United States with a population of 50,000 or more, it presents information about the extent to which constituent casework leads to intervention by city councilpersons in municipal administration and discusses the consequences of the intervention patterns (informant, mediator and procurer) identified. The study concludes that although councilmanic intervention continues despite the efforts of the municipal and executive reform movements, reform institutions have nevertheless been successful in structuring the patterns of intervention in such a manner as to preserve the "informational" purposes of intervention without significantly threatening the reform goal of "neutrality" in municipal administration
Administration (probate law · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling · Neutrality · Political science · Population · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1985 - 2012 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |