Local government structure and leadership

Content for Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Readings

• Chapters 1-3 and 5 in Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers (Nelson and Stenberg 2018)
• Chapter 1 and 2 in Managing Local Government Services: The Challenge of Change (Nelson and Stenberg 2021)
• Chapter 1 in The Effective Local Government Manager (Lee and Abels 2022)
• Walker, R. M., and R. Andrews. “Local Government Management and Performance: A Review of Evidence.” (Walker and Andrews 2015)

References

Lee, Robert E., and Michael Abels. 2022. The Effective Local Government Manager. 4th ed. Washington, D.C: ICMA Press.

Nelson, Kimberly L., and Carl W. Stenberg. 2018. Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers. Washington, D.C: CQ Press.

———. 2021. Managing Local Government Services: The Challenge of Change. 4th ed. Washington, D.C: ICMA Press.

Walker, R. M., and R. Andrews. 2015. “Local Government Management and Performance: A Review of Evidence.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 25 (1): 101–33. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/mut038.