The American county
Subtitle: frontiers of knowledge
By: edited by Donald C. Menzel ; with a foreword by John P. Thomas.
Contributors: Menzel, Donald C.
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Tuscaloosa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: County government -- United States.
Description: This state-of-the-art study provides a contemporary and comprehensive analysis of the major issues and problems facing American counties. The American county, an often neglected and maligned unit of local government, has become increasingly important, especially as federal and state governments shift functional duties and responsibilities to local governments.

Once described as "a still-forgotten government," the American county now generates new interest, and Menzel and his colleagues significantly expand the knowledge base and identify gaps in our understanding of counties as political and governmental bodies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-239) and index.