Title: Home rule or house rule : Congress and the erosion of local governance in the District of Columbia /
Authors: Fauntroy, Michael K.
Publisher: University Press of America,
Year: 2003
Subjects: African American politicians Washington (D.C.); Home rule Washington (D.C.); Washington (D.C.) Politics and government; Washington (D.C.) Politics and government; Washington (D.C.) Social policy.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Evolution of democracy in the District of Columbia -- 3. Role of partisanship in Congressional intervention -- 4. Suburban influence on District affairs -- 5. Changing governmental problems facing the District, the responses of elected officials, and the resulting fiscal crisis -- 6. Control board as response to fiscal crisis -- 7. Summary and conclusions.