Municipal Accountability in the American Age of Reform

Brings to life the history of municipal accountability in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Presents an accessible historical analysis of public records access and American urban governance through a series of micro-histories

Appeals to scholars of political science, legal history, urban studies, and public policy

Autorentext
David Ress is an Honorary Research Associate at the University of New England, Australia.

Inhalt

1. The Micropolitics of Accountability.- 2. The Street Commissioner's Records.- 3. The Right to Know Emerges.- 4. Community as Corporation.- 5. The Home Rule Idea.- 6. The Limits of the Vote.- 7. The Expert Fights Back.- 8. Conclusion.