One of the key factors for the success of development strategies in rural areas is the setting up of appropriate governance patterns, whose main outcome is a fluid communication between public and private organisations and an effective integration of objectives and policies. Through a "post-rural" approach, this paper aims to analyse an…

Designed to remedy student's lack of opportunity to learn about the decision making process at the city or county government levels, this teacher handbook focuses on local government in Florida. The subject areas around which units and corresponding lessons are developed include: (1) the foundations of local government, history, legal roles, home…

Focusing on the service area of New Jersey's Hudson County Community College (HCCC), this report presents data on the demographic and educational characteristics of the residents of Hudson County. The first section reviews the demographics of the County, focusing on the area in square miles and population of the County's 12 municipalities in 1970,…

A study was done of the potential economic effect of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) campus on the nearby town of Princess Anne, a small rural community. The study used estimates made by a UMES faculty member which projected that UMES students in 1990 spent over $7 million on goods and services unrelated to educational expenses.…

A study was conducted to determine (1) which actions municipal employees consider important to a city's overall public relations effort, (2) the attitudes of city employees toward public service activities, (3) the relationship between attitude and job satisfaction, and (4) ways to improve employee attitudes and, perhaps, public service…

A cursory examination of place names on a map of South Dakota does not reflect the important role that Indians have played in the state and their relation to the land framed by its borders. Only three towns with populations over 1,000 bear names that clearly come from Indian languages: Sioux Falls, Sisseton, and Yankton. The hostile relationship…

Research assessed whether computer technology had altered aspects of the employee's control of his or her work environment. The general hypothesis was that computing would have enhanced control of work life in relation to other individuals and in relation to the job for employees higher in the organizational hierarchy who perform more…

The present research addresses three critical aspects of the municipal overburden question. Geographical differences in costs of providing public services are reflected by an index of input prices. The essential nature of noneducation services is measured by need-related characteristics of the school districts. Finally, the link between these…

A community development project employed the performing arts to focus community consciousness on local issues and problems in five towns in western Massachusetts. Performing artists and community development personnel organized town residents to hold workshops and, ultimately, theatrical productions to explore town issues. The team spent two weeks…

In 1965, the concept and need for mid-career education for public administrators at the local level received attention through three studies (Detroit, Berkeley, Syracuse) sponsored by the National Institute for Public Affairs. There is agreement that the curriculum for such programs should be derived from the social sciences. Teaching methods…

This annual report of the recently established Alaska Day Care Assistance Program describes the system of state subsidies instituted to encourage local government participation in the delivery of day care services. Established to aid low-income families in providing for adequate child care, the program is administered by the state Department of…

Discusses the history of a citizen's organization on San Antonio's West Side, Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS), which only organizations such as churches, block clubs, and civic groups, can join. Concludes that "COPS has proved that it has vote-getting ability far past the 5,000 people who attend citywide conventions."…

Describes cooperative approach to municipal documents control by Urbana Free Library (Illinois) and City of Urbana. Highlights include basic elements (organizing documents into numbered series, microfilming, producing microfiche for distribution, computer-assisted indexing, providing access to indexing by computer-output microfiche and online…

Comparative statistics are used in this study to show that wages in the public sector tend to be higher than in the private sector for most blue collar jobs and lower level white collar jobs. However, salaries are usually lower in the public sector for managerial and professional occupations. (Author/DS)

Residency laws for public employees in municipalities are an attempt to combat unemployment and encourage the spending of salaries in the local economy. A survey of 74 cities reveals that the adoption of residency laws is associated with unemployment, fiscal hardship, population loss, frostbelt location, and mayor-council government. (Author/KC)