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Urban Minority Administrators - Politics, Policy, and Style (Hardcover)
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Urban Minority Administrators - Politics, Policy, and Style (Hardcover)
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Although considerable attention has been focused on the selection
of minority candidates for political office, the impact of the
increasing numbers of high-level minority administrative appointees
has not been systematically examined. As the only work that
reflects developments occurring in the 1980s, this volume presents
the views of minority administrators together with analyses by
three prominent scholars in the field. Six of the chapters are
contributed by black, Hispanic, and Native American administrators
who exercise substantial policy-making and decision-making
authority. The group, which includes two women, consists of two
city managers, two police chiefs, a deputy mayor, and the director
of a quasi-governmental health organization. The editors'
introduction to Chapter 1 provides a framework for analyzing the
role of minority administrators and their impact on policy issues
in urban settings. In the next chapter, the working environment,
the constraints, the opportunities, and other factors that affect
minority administrators are highlighted. Subsequent chapters
explore the ways in which the demands of local governmental
systems, traditional role expectations, peer pressures, and the
expectations of minority communities influence these
administrators' effectiveness and affect their perceptions of their
responsibilities. It is clear that minority administrators confront
unique pressures and conflicts in governmental systems that have
not always been responsive to the concerns of minority groups.
Their racial or ethnic "loyalty" is frequently questioned and
applied as a test on critical issues by minority and majority
communities alike. The editors conclude the volume with
anexamination of differences and similarities in the experiences of
the contributing authors and attempt to place common issues in a
broader context. Blending theoretical and practical perspectives,
this volume offers informed, constructive analyses of a broad range
of issues of concern to both minorities and the field of public
administration. It will be important reading for students,
administrators, and academics as well as the political leadership
of black, Hispanic, and Native American communities.
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