The book The Government of American Cities was written by author Munro, William Bennett, 1875-1957 Here you can read free online of The Government of American Cities book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Government of American Cities a good or bad book?
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In the last analysis, municipal administration is as much a question of men as of measures. Tocqueville once said that in his i.ime the men of Massachusetts could prosper under any sort of con- stitution ; and even to-day the cities of England manage to secure efficient and economical administration under a system that seems on its face excellently adapted to promote inharmony and extravagance. Efficiency in city adminis- tration may be assisted by one form of local government 1 Boston Finance ...Commission, Reports, II. 196 ff. (1909). CITY GOVERNMENT BY A COMMISSION 309 or retarded by another, but in the long run it is not less a question of personnel than of political framework. Much depends, accordingly, upon the answer to the query whether the commission form of government does or does not offer any assurance, or even a reasonable prospect, that it will tend to install better men in the city's posts of power and responsibil- ity. This is, after all, the crucial question ; and the advocates of the system answer it unequivocally.
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