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Written for candidates, elected and appointed government officials as well as concerned citizens in small cities, towns, and villages, this book is an indispensable tool for improving local government. If you want your local government to be the best it can be, William D. Coplin and Carol Dwyer will outfit you with the tools you need to get started. Whether your goal is making your assessor's office accurate and citizen-friendly or ensuring that your police department is cost-effective, you will learn how to ask the right questions and encourage necessary change. In accessible, straightforward…mehr

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Written for candidates, elected and appointed government officials as well as concerned citizens in small cities, towns, and villages, this book is an indispensable tool for improving local government. If you want your local government to be the best it can be, William D. Coplin and Carol Dwyer will outfit you with the tools you need to get started. Whether your goal is making your assessor's office accurate and citizen-friendly or ensuring that your police department is cost-effective, you will learn how to ask the right questions and encourage necessary change. In accessible, straightforward language this book introduces the bare essentials for good government in areas of finance, public works, parks and recreation, police, assessment, building codes, emergency medical services, personnel and even Web site development.
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Autorenporträt
William D. Coplin, PhD., is Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Public Affairs Program of the Maxwell School, Syracuse University. His most recent previous book, How You Can Help: An Easy Guide to Doing Good Deeds in Your Everyday Life, was featured on CNN's Larry King Live. Carol Dwyer, MA, is Director of the Community Benchmarks Program of the Maxwell School, Syracuse University, which has published more than 20 widely publicized studies benchmarking local government over the last four years.After beginning her career as a journalist, she served for 11 years as the liaison to local governments and citizens for the Speaker of the New York State Assembly until she accepted her current position in 1996.