The City Manager: A New Profession (1915)

By Harry Aubrey Toulmin

Book Overview

""The City Manager: A New Profession"" is a book written by Harry Aubrey Toulmin Jr. and published in 1915. The book discusses the concept of city management as a new profession that emerged in the early 20th century. Toulmin argues that cities were becoming increasingly complex and required professional management to handle the various issues that arose. The book provides an overview of the history of city management, its development, and the challenges faced by city managers. Toulmin also discusses the skills and qualifications required to become a successful city manager, including knowledge of finance, law, and public administration. The book concludes with a discussion of the potential benefits of professional city management, including improved efficiency, transparency, and accountability. Overall, ""The City Manager: A New Profession"" is a seminal work on the importance of professional management in local government and remains relevant today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1437313086
• ISBN13: 9781437313086
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"