01570nam a22001457a 4500008004100000020001500041050001400056245011400070260003600184300002200220500002000242505109600262650004601358700002001404120615t        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a1555878709  aJS356.B68  aGoverning middle-sized cities: studies in mayoral leadership. /cedited by James R. Bowers and Wilbur C. Rich  aLondon:bLynne Rienner,cc2000.  axi, 249 p.c23cm.  aIncludes index.  aContents: Introduction -- Mayors and their leadership environments -- Kane Ditto and the leadership environment in Jackson, Mississippi -- Mike Peters and the legacy of public leadership in Hartford, Connecticut -- Mayors and contemporary urban issues -- John Logie and intergovernmental relations in grand rapids, Michigan -- David Fischer, race relations, and political incorporation in St. Petersburg, Florida -- William A. Johnson Jr. and education politics in Rochester, New York -- Richard Arrington Jr. and police-community relations in Birmingham, Alabama -- Mayors and economic development -- J. Christian Bollwage and economic development in Elizabeth, New Jersey -- David Rusk and the politics of ''slow growth'' in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- A.J. Holloway and casino gambling in Biloxi, Mississipi -- Patrick Ungaro, Brownfield redevelopment, and redevelopment, and revitalization in Youngstown, Ohio -- Charles box and regime politics in Rockford, Illinois -- Vincent Cianci and Boosterism in providence, Rhode Island -- Conclusion -- Mayoral Leadership in middle-sized cities.   bMayors -- United States -- Case studies.   aRich, Wilbur C.