Baker Government in the Twilight Zone

Volunteers to Small-City Boards and Commissions
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5632-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Illuminates how local board systems operate and the motivations and experiences of their members.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, John R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landespolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Government in the Twilight Zone: Volunteers to Small-City Boards and Commissions

1. “We’re Not Dead Yet”—Small Cities Become Big(ger) Players?

2. The Taxonomy of Local Boards and Commissions in Small Cities

3. The Ties that Bond and Bridge: Small-Town Board Members as Social Capitalists

4. Incentive Theory and Voluntarism: Motivations for Board Service

5. Explaining Recruitment Patterns of Board Members

6. Inside the Twilight Zone: Board Operations and Members’ Experiences

7. The View From the Top: City Councilors and Mayors Assess Their City’s Boards and Commissions

8. Exiting the Twilight Zone

Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

John R. Baker is Professor of Political Science at Wittenberg University. He is the editor of Lanahan Readings in State and Local Government: Diversity, Innovation, Rejuvenation.