The County
- Subtitle
- The "Dark Continent" of American Politics
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I A POLITICAL BY-WAY4. CHAPTER II JUST WHAT IS A COUNTY?5. CHAPTER III A CREATURE OF TRADITION6. CHAPTER IV FALLING AFOUL OF “DEMOCRACY”7. CHAPTER V THE “JUNGLE”8. CHAPTER VI A BASE OF POLITICAL SUPPLIES9. CHAPTER VII URBAN COUNTIES10. CHAPTER VIII COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AT WORK11. CHAPTER IX THE HUMANITARIAN SIDE12. CHAPTER X ROADS AND BRIDGES13. CHAPTER XI NULLIFICATION14. CHAPTER XII STATE MEDDLING15. CHAPTER XIII STATE GUIDANCE16. CHAPTER XIV READJUSTMENTS17. CHAPTER XV COUNTY HOME RULE18. CHAPTER XVI CONSOLIDATION19. CHAPTER XVII RECONSTRUCTION: PRINCIPLES, PRECEDENTS AND PROPOSALS20. CHAPTER XVIII SCIENTIFIC ADMINISTRATION21. CHAPTER XIX THE COUNTY OF THE FUTURE22. APPENDIX A CONSTITUTIONAL COUNTY HOME RULE IN CALIFORNIA23. APPENDIX B THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHARTER24. CHARTER25. APPENDIX C PROPOSED COUNTY HOME RULE IN NEW YORK26. APPENDIX D PROPOSED COUNTY MANAGER LAW IN NEW YORK27. APPENDIX E THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER IN NEW YORK CITY28. APPENDIX F A COUNTY ALMSHOUSE IN TEXAS29. BIBLIOGRAPHY THE COUNTY GENERALLY30. INDEX