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245 _aGoverning middle-sized cities: studies in mayoral leadership. /
_cedited by James R. Bowers and Wilbur C. Rich
260 _aLondon:
_bLynne Rienner,
_cc2000.
300 _axi, 249 p.
_c23cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aContents: 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.
650 _bMayors -- United States -- Case studies.
700 _aRich, Wilbur C.
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