Business, Democracy, and Progressive Reform in the Redevelopment of Baltimore after the Great Fire of 1904

1989 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Meisner Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Progressive Era ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
Structural Reform ◽  
City Government ◽  
Moral Judgments ◽  
Progressive Reform

The following article reexamines the role of business leaders in the structural reform of American city government during the Progressive Era. In presenting a careful analysis of the fate of redevelopment plans after Baltimore's great 1904 fire, this case study argues against an unsophisticated good guy/bad guy approach to urban and business history. Historians are urged, however, not to abandon attempts to make reasoned moral judgments concerning the consequences of structural reform, but rather to base those efforts on a recognition of the deepening complexity of twentieth-century urban society.

A Centennial History of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers: 1880-1980

1980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Progressive Era ◽  
Political System ◽  
City Government ◽  
American People ◽  
Engineering Problems ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Society ◽  
Technical Question

In 1980 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers celebrates the centenary of its founding. The occasion has provided an opportunity for the Society to look back and survey its accomplishments, its distinguished members, and its constant dialogue — among its members and with the American people — concerning the role of engineering in a technological society. The dynamic tensions within the ASME make a fascinating background to this centennial history. The central role of the Society’s headquarters in New York is examined the light of various movements for regional and professional sections within (and occasionally outside) the Society. The technical question of standards is shown to be a constant and creative problem for members — reflecting their attitudes towards their role in a political system often reluctant to enforce nation-wide standars in business and industry. From the Progressive Era, and its attempts to reform city government and check the power of private utilities, to the 1970s and its renewed concern with ecology and business ethnics, the Society has provided a microcosm of informed debate about technical engineering problems which — as this book makes clear — concerns us all.

scholarly journals Peran Stakeholder Dalam Mendukung Sempadan Tukad Badung Sebagai Sarana Leisure And Recreation Masyarakat Kota Denpasar

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Fahrul Fahrul ◽  
Saptono Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
City Government ◽  
Tidal River ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Role Concept ◽  
The Government ◽  
Leisure And Recreation ◽  
The Mind

Urban society is synonymous with high levels ofstress. One of the activities that made the citizens in relieving stress and boredom of the mind is a leisure and recreation activity like in border of Tukad Badung. Denpasar City Government seeks to improve the Tukad Badung border area in various ways but until now still not optimal. Another stakeholders tried to improve the  border of Tukad Badung for better and could be developed into a leisure and recreation suggestion for the citizens Each stakeholder certainly has different roles in accordance with the competence and ability. It is interesting how the role of each stakeholder. The research method used in this research is qualitative research. Where qualitative research used in-depth interview technique, observation and qualitative documents and also used the role concept to reviewing the research. The result of the research showed that stakeholders from the government consist of Banjar Gelogor Carik, Desa Pemogan, Dinas Pariwisata Kota Denpasar, Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Denpasar And Balai Wilayah Sungai Bali-Nusa Penida. While the stakeholder of the community consists of Kelompok Bank Sampah Pemogan Dan Komunitas Kali Bersih Pemogan. All these stakeholders have their respective roles in maintaining and expanding the badung border ropes in the path of the fishing pole, pemogan. Despite having different roles but all the stakeholders are hand in hand to realize the tidal river borders that are neat, beautiful and clean.   Keywords : stakeholders role, leisure and recreation, citizens, borders of Tukad Badung

Preparing the South Pacific for U.S. Influence: The uss Narragansett in Samoa, 1872

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-28
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. Blume
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
New Wave ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Naval Officers ◽  
The U.S

This article explores the diplomatic negotiations that U.S. Navy Commander Richard W. Meade conducted in Samoa in 1872. The resulting agreement that came to be known as “the Meade Treaty” was the first the United States negotiated with Samoa, but scholars usually have not explored the details of it and the process that produced it because the U.S. Senate rejected the treaty. Meade’s motivations and actions in Samoa provide a case study in how the interactions of naval officers, business leaders, islanders, and diplomats converged to produce early U.S. diplomacy in the Pacific. The article sketches the situation in Samoa in 1872 when Commander Meade and his ship, the uss Narragansett, arrived. The role of the United States in the Pacific was changing in the last third of the 19th Century, and Commander Meade’s motivations, influences, and actions illustrate the new wave of U.S. Pacific expansion during the years after the American Civil War.

To Shop and Buy in L.A.

2011 ◽  
pp. 126-135
Author(s):  
Paul W. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Large City ◽  
City Government ◽  
Technology System ◽  
Organizational Behaviors ◽  
New Information

This case study focuses on the modernization of purchasing practices and policies by a large city government. It hinged on harvesting savings from existing processes as the sole means of funding the introduction of a new enterprise procurement or supply chain technology system. The case demonstrates the essential role of changing organizational behaviors, re-engineering processes, assessing risk, and judging the level of bene?ts that can realistically be achieved through the introduction of new information systems.

Credit Analysis and Ratings

2019 ◽  
pp. 523-546
Author(s):  
Peter Dadalt ◽  
Michael Gueli ◽  
Rafay Khalid ◽  
Ling Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Credit Rating ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Careful Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Rating Agencies ◽  
Subsequent Discussion ◽  
Credit Analysis

Credit analysis is more than just a quantitative exercise because qualitative factors can influence creditor decisions to lend funds. This chapter discusses the importance of balancing the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative characteristics with an analysis of qualitative characteristics. The extension of credit from a lender to a business is a decision that should follow the careful analysis of factors recognized as industry structuring tools. The “five Cs of credit” provide a framework to begin a qualitative assessment of a company, for without context, financial analysis is almost meaningless. A subsequent discussion of business, industry, and economic analysis rounds out the qualitative considerations. The chapter also offers a discussion of the critical role of the credit rating agencies as gatekeepers. Finally, a review of financial statements, metrics, ratio analysis, and firm capital structure provides a broad view of the firm when conducting a financial analysis. The chapter presents a case study to illustrate key principles.

scholarly journals Kegiatan Government Public Relation dalam Membangun Komunikasi dengan Dunia Pers: Studi Kasus Humas Pemerintah Kota Administrasi Jakarta Timur

Humaniora ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1056
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aras
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
City Government ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Government

This study focuses on the communications that was built by the Public Relations (PR) in East Jakarta Administration City Government with the Press community through their roles in the administrative activities of government. The purpose of this study was to determine the PR activities of East Jakarta Administration City Government in establishing good communication with the Press as the government's partner in promoting the various activities that are beneficial to society. The research method used in this study is a case study (case study). The results showed that the role of Public Relations of East Jakarta Administration City Government in establishing good communication with the press, is done through activities, such as press conferences, press releases, and press gathering. All activities are done well, so as to create a communication and a good relationship, in any cooperation between the Press and the Government of East Jakarta, making it easier for local governments in disseminating various work programs. 

Grassroots movements and the entrepreneurial city

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Wolf ◽  
Sibylla Amstutz ◽  
Christian Lars Schuchert ◽  
Bettina Minder ◽  
Alex Willener
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
City Government ◽  
City Governments ◽  
Grassroots Movements ◽  
Entrepreneurial City ◽  
Grassroots Initiatives ◽  
Comprehensive Picture

Becoming more entrepreneurial in their government approaches is a concept aimed at supporting today’s cities in dealing with complex challenges. However, to date, knowledge about how cities can apply such approaches still remains a puzzle. This article presents the case study of the Neubad Lucerne initiative in order to contribute to the generation of a comprehensive picture and of instructive knowledge for city municipalities on their way toward an entrepreneurial city. It asks particularly how city governments and municipalities can stimulate grassroots initiatives toward an entrepreneurial city in a play way instead of a managerial way. The focus is therefore on playful rather than managerial city government processes that stimulate the emergence and activities of grassroots initiatives, the role and organizing mechanisms of networks that develop, and the role of temporary spaces in enabling activity and the construction of social identity.

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTATION OF GUIDELINES FOR CCELERATION OF IMPLEMENTATION ESTATE TOURISM EVELOPMENT (CASE STUDY AT LASIANA BEACH, KUPANG CITY, EAST NUSA TENGGARA PROVINCE)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Hartono ◽  
Mas Roro Lilik E ◽  
Nuhman, M.
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
City Government ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
The Government

This study aims to analyze and describe the implementation of the East Nusa Tenggara Governor's Regulation Number 85 of 2019 concerning Guidelines for Accelerating the Implementation of Estate Tourism Development in the Province of East Nusa Tenggara in 2019-2023, especially in Lasiana Beach, Kupang City. By using qualitative research methods with a case study approach. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of the Regulation of the Governor of East Nusa Tenggara has been going well. According to Van Meter Van Horn, there are 6 aspects in the implementation of this Governor's regulation, namely First, the size and objectives of the policy, have been well understood by the implementing staff but there are no clear measures or indicators to assess the implementation process of the Guidelines for Accelerating the Implementation of Estate Tourism Development in the Province of Nusa Southeastern East. Second, resources, from a human and financial perspective, are quite good. Third, the characteristics of the implementing agency/agency, for this factor is also quite good because in carrying out this program, the division of tasks for each employee already exists even though it is not included in the organizational structure. Fourth, the attitude/tendency of the implementers, from this point of view, is good because none of the implementers have rejected this program and has shown their support for this program by the participation of all employees at the Tourism and Creative Economy Office of East Nusa Tenggara Province. Fifth, communication between organizations and implementing activities, this factor is the most crucial in this implementation. It is necessary to improve communication between governments, both the East Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government, the Kupang City Government, the Central Kupang District Government and the Lasiana Village Government. Sixth, the economic, social and political environment, based on the results of research, the social and political environment has a positive effect on the implementation process of this program. Factors supporting the implementation of East Nusa Tenggara Governor Regulation Number 85 of 2019 concerning Guidelines for Accelerating the implementation of estate tourism development in East Nusa Tenggara Province in 2019-2023, especially at Lasiana Beach, Kupang City are the active role of the Government at all levels and the active role of the community in supporting the acceleration program tourism development in Lasiana Beach. Meanwhile, the inhibiting factor for the implementation of the East Nusa Tenggara Governor's Regulation Number 85 of 2019 concerning Guidelines for Accelerating the Implementation of Estate Tourism Development in the Province of East Nusa Tenggara. Keywords: Implementation of Public Policy, Acceleration of Tourism Development.

scholarly journals The Defeat of Imperial Urbanism in Québec City, 1840–1855

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Ernest McCulloch
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Party Politics ◽  
City Council ◽  
Business Leaders ◽  
City Government ◽  
Quebec City ◽  
Dominant Group ◽  
Lower Canada ◽  
The City

In 1840, the City of Québec regained formal corporate status under an ordinance of the Special Council of Lower Canada. This article argues that the ordinance expressed a particular concept or urbanism. Based on concept of the role of cities developed in Great Britain during the Age of Reform, it sought to create non-partisan municipal structures that would encourage local development and 'improvement' while at the same time ensuring the dominance of the anglophone commercial elites. In this, the ordinance expressed in local terms the grand objectives of Governor Charles Poulett Thomson (Lord Sydenham) for the entire colony. Ultimately, this imperial urbanism was a failure. While the essential structure of municipal governance remained intact until 1855, local issues became immediately entangled in provincial party politics. Major business leaders were replaced by professional and small retailers as the dominant group on the City Council. The very ethos of improvement ensured that the under-financed city government became dwarfed by other agencies, such as the banks, the Gas Company and of course railroads. The case of Québec City in the first years of the Union illustrates the failure of attempts to transplant Utilitarian approaches to state formation into a colonial context.

Pemanfaatan Limbah Anorganik di TPA Galuga Dalam Meningkatkan Perekonomian Masyarakat

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-333
Author(s):  
Muhamad Albani ◽  
Suyudi Arif ◽  
Sofian Muhlisin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Value ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
City Government ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Inorganic Waste ◽  
The City

An effort to utilitize waste for the community is said to be successful if the products it produces can be useful for the community and economic value so that it sells. Likewise, various kinds of products resulting from waste processing, will feel the benefits if they can be felt by many people and have high economic value, so that it can help the economy of the community whose livelihoods depend a lot on scavenging garbage. To achieve the community’s economy, it is necessary to have an effort to manage the results of the utilization of the waste and market the products resulting from the utilization of waste so that they can be sold. In addition, the feasibility of business needs to be known with the financial presence so that the goals to be achieved can be met and produce results for those who manage it. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study approach. The method used is direct observation of the Galuga TPA in order to interview relevant parties to obtain complete information and data. Based on the information obtained from the intervies, the amount of income of the scavengers for one month ranges from Rp. 2,600,000. This means that these activities will be sustainable in the long term because of the market and the economic. Benefits received. The city government of Bogor must be able to empower and increase the capacity and role of scavengers as well as the participation of the surrounding community so that they are able to reduce the environmental burden on the dangers of pollution and obtain economic benefits from the exixtence of jobs at the Galuga TPA. Keyword : Utilization of Inorganic Waste, Improve the Community’s Economy

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