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<p>Most American cities are now administered by appointed city managers and governed by councils chosen in nonpartisan, at-large elections. In the early twentieth century, many urban reformers claimed these structures would make city government more responsive to the popular will. But on the whole, the effects of these reforms have been to make citizens less likely to vote in local elections and local governments less representative of their constituents. How and why did this happen? <p>Ariane L

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Author

Ariane Liazos

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231549370

Category

history

Subjects

Performing Arts, State, Public Affairs & Administration

Updated

2026-03-25