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Bureaus of efficiency : reforming local government in the progressive era
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- Creator
- by Mordecai Lee
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Milwaukee, Wis. : Marquette University Press, [2008]
- ©2008
- Physical Details
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- 292 pages ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780874623475, 9781441623461, 1441623469, 9780874620818, 0874620813, 0874623472
- OCLC
- ocn191882090, ocn460928108
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-276) and index.
- The City of Milwaukee's Bureau of Economy and Efficiency, 1910-1912 -- The Milwaukee Citizens' Bureau of Municipal Efficiency, 1913-1921 -- The Chicago Civil Service Commission's Efficiency Division, 1910-1916 -- The Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency, 1910-1932 -- The bigger picture : bureaus of efficiency in other corners of America -- Summary and conclusions
Subjects
- Civil service -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- Civil service -- Illinois -- Chicago.
- Political corruption -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- Prevention.
- Political corruption -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Prevention.
- Industrial efficiency -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee.
- Industrial efficiency -- Illinois -- Chicago.
- Progressivism (United States politics) -- History.
- Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
- Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.