Urban government and the rise of the French city : five municipalities in the nineteenth century
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Urban government and the rise of the French city : five municipalities in the nineteenth century
Macmillan, 1998
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In the 19th century, France experienced unprecedented urban growth. City governments were faced with critical problems, among them the issues of public order, education, sanitation, welfare, and the organization of public space. By comparing the response of five major French provincial municipalities - Lyon, Marseilles, Bordeaux, Toulouse and St Etienne - to the challenges of urbanization, this study aims to elucidate the extent to which city governments were at the forefront in the modernization of urban France. While previous studies have often depicted the central government as pushing reluctant municipalities to respond to their problems, "Urban Governments and the Rise of the City" situates city governments in the centre of action and reveals a far greater degree of municipal vigor than is usually attributed to local government in France. In fact, the book argues municipalities were at the forefront of change, anticipating and in many cases establishing an agenda for many national policies.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Preface Introduction From City Republic to Republican Cities: the Struggle for Municipal Democracy City Financing: the Octrois From Patronage to Civil Service: the City Employees Police and Fire Services Public Schools The Primary Schools of Enlightened Men: the Municipal Theaters Public Health Municipal Welfare Urban Utilities and Municipalization Reorganizing Urban Space Conclusion Index
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