Handbook of Local Government Administration

John J. Gargan Kent State University, Ohio.

• Introduction. Factors Affecting the Context of Local Government Administration. Local Government Management Practices: The Importance of Doing the Basics Well. Administering Generic Types of Local Governments. Concluding Assessment.

"…A total of 22 separately authored chapters cover such subjects as federalism and state law, strategic management, structural arrangements in local government, small community governance, and big city management…As a handbook to contemporary US local government, the book is excellent. It has been well edited, the coverage is wide, the prose readable, the authors experts, and the chapter bibliographies relevant and up-to-date."-Reference ReviewsProvides a complete overview of the principles and applications of government administration and management practices in the local public sector. The text covers the effects of environmental conditions on local administrators and management techniques to administration in different types of local government.Promo Copy