Law and the City Manager: Beginning to Understand the Sources of Influence on the Management of Local Government
通过访谈五位城市经理，研究法律如何对地方政府管理者的工作产生实际和感知上的约束，识别出政府间关系、立法机关、监管机构和法院四个影响力来源。
The present research looks explicitly at the role of law in providing both perceived and actual constraints in the work environment of the local government administrator. Five city managers were interviewed by the authors to begin the process of understanding where the law has the most impact on the public administrator's job. Four sources of influence were identified—intergovernmental relations, the legislature, regulatory agencies, and the courts. These sources of influence are examined in relation to the various responsibilities of local government officials. Instances of both actual and perceived constraints are noted, and implications of the existence of those constraints are discussed.