Municipal Services and Employees in the Modern City
Subtitle: New Historic Approaches (Historical Urban Studies)
Contributors: Michele Dagenais (Editor); Irene Maver (Editor); Pierre-Yves Saunier (Editor)
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Published: October 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780754603337
Subjects: Civil service & public sector; Economic history; Urban & municipal planning; Municipal services; Cross-cultural studies; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Careers / Job Opportunities; Municipal officials and employees; Municipal officials and employ; Government & Business; Careers - Job Almanacs; History
First sentence: Any scholarly inquiry into the history of municipal employees and services in the modern city immediately involves consideration of the roles played by local institutions and the particular processes that contributed towards shaping the urban fabric.