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Nelson, Kimberly. "Political and Administrative Roles in City Government: The City Manager's Contributions to Economic Development" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p62154_index.html>

Nelson, K. , 2003-08-27 "Political and Administrative Roles in City Government: The City Manager's Contributions to Economic Development" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p62154_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Since the inception of public administration as a field of study, the nature of the relationship between politics and administration and the respective roles of politicians and administrators have been central topics of discussion. For an extended period, the issue was expressed as a question of whether a dichotomy between the respective roles and responsibilities exists or should exist. The council-manager form of municipal government has been one of the foci of this discussion. While the common view of city managers has been one of politically neutral vehicles of council mandates, more recently it has been contended that this view is not historically sound (Svara 1998, 1999). Furthermore, this perspective is neither desirable nor practical. The conclusion reached by contemporary researchers is that the line between politics and administration can be quite indistinct for practicing administrators (Ammons 1988, Nalbandian 1989, Svara 1998, 1999, 2001). Despite the typical conclusion of researchers that city managers mediate between politics and administration, minimal research has been conducted to determine how managers contribute to the creation of policy for a municipality. Prior studies of managerial policy involvement have typically discussed policy involvement in general or have been confined to budgetary or other fiscal policy. Only rarely has the influence of the city manager been considered in prior research. Yet, this is an important topic if we are to determine the appropriate extent of managerial involvement in the policy formulation process. Clearly, patterns of involvement and influence vary with the area of local government decision-making (Dahl, 1961). However, without clear separation of administrative and political roles, more research is needed to focus on: 1) professional contributions to policy and, 2) political impacts on administration and the decisions of administrators—although research on the latter has been rarely conducted. The purpose of this study is to focus on the city managers’ participation in economic development policy. Through a multi-city, comparative case study analysis, I will determine what actions managers take in the economic development policy process and how those actions impact the economic vitality and governmental process of the municipality. My also examines the less commonly addressed question: do politicians cause managers to support economic development choices that conflict with professionally sound approaches to economic development? Through in-depth interviews, the relative influence of city managers compared to other actors can be determined. Through a five city case study in which I interviewed the city managers, mayors, and other economic development actors, I have confirmed there is evidence to support the following three hypotheses: that managers are involved in a variety of economic development tasks, that they are able to influence public policy outcomes, and that managers bring a professional perspective to the policy process.

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