Bureaus of efficiency : reforming local government in the progressive era / by Mordecai Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Mordecai, 1948-

Series:

Urban life series (Milwaukee, Wis.) ; no. 4.

Urban life series ; no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

Civil service.

Civil service--Illinois--Chicago.

Political corruption--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--Prevention.

Political corruption.

Political corruption--Illinois--Chicago--Prevention.

Industrial efficiency--Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

Industrial efficiency.

Industrial efficiency--Illinois--Chicago.

Progressivism (United States politics)--History.

Progressivism (United States politics).

Milwaukee (Wis.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Milwaukee (Wis.).

Chicago (Ill.)--Politics and government--20th century.

Chicago (Ill.).

United States--Politics and government--1901-1953.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milwaukee, Wis. : Marquette University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bureaus of efficiency were established in America as part of the civic reform agenda during the Progressive era at the beginning of the twentieth century. In some cities they were nonprofit agencies pushing for governmental reform from the outside. In other cities, efficiency bureaus were established by reformers as departments within municipal government, school districts or counties. The goal of such bureaus was to promote efficiency in local government, as a way of fighting political corruption, urban machines and political bosses. Efficiency bureaus sought to professionalize local government

Contents:

short title Bureaus of Efficiency: Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era; title page Bureaus of Efficiency: Reforming Local Government in the Progressive Era; copyright page; contents; DEDICATION; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY BUREAUS OF EFFICIENCY; I THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE'S BUREAU OF ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY, 1910-1912; 3 THE CHICAGO CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION'S EFFICIENCY DIVISION, 1910-1916; 4 THE CHICAGO BUREAU OF PUBLIC EFFICIENCY, 1910-1932; 5 THE BIGGER PICTURE: BUREAUS OF EFFICIENCY IN OTHER CORNERS OF AMERICA

6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Appendix A Reports Issued by Bureaus of Efficiency in Milwaukee and Chicago; Appendix B Comparison of Advantages and Disadvantages of Sectoral Affiliation; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4416-2346-9

0-87462-347-2

OCLC:

460928108