Governing middle-sized cities: studies in mayoral leadership. / 
edited by James R. Bowers and Wilbur C. Rich 
 - London:  Lynne Rienner,  c2000. 
 - xi, 249 p.  23cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Introduction -- Mayors and their leadership environments -- Kane Ditto and the leadership environment in Jackson, Mississippi -- Mike Peters and the legacy of public leadership in Hartford, Connecticut -- Mayors and contemporary urban issues -- John Logie and intergovernmental relations in grand rapids, Michigan -- David Fischer, race relations, and political incorporation in St. Petersburg, Florida -- William A. Johnson Jr. and education politics in Rochester, New York -- Richard Arrington Jr. and police-community relations in Birmingham, Alabama -- Mayors and economic development -- J. Christian Bollwage and economic development in Elizabeth, New Jersey -- David Rusk and the politics of ''slow growth'' in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- A.J. Holloway and casino gambling in Biloxi, Mississipi -- Patrick Ungaro, Brownfield redevelopment, and redevelopment, and revitalization in Youngstown, Ohio -- Charles box and regime politics in Rockford, Illinois -- Vincent Cianci and Boosterism in providence, Rhode Island -- Conclusion -- Mayoral Leadership in middle-sized cities.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1555878709 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label> Mayors -- United States -- Case studies.  
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JS356.B68