1st Edition
Changing Urban Trends Cultures of Decency and Well-being from the Premodern to the Postmodern
Part 1: Premodern Conditions
1. Introduction
2. An Agrarian Economy
3. Impact of the Economy on Settlements
4. Political System/Urban Governance
5. Work Organizations
6. Education/Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
7. View of Human Nature
8. Religion
9. In Summary
Part 2: Modern Conditions
10. Introduction
11. An Industrial Economy
12. Impact of the Industrial Economy on the Urban Environment
13. Political System at the Local Level/Urban Governance
14. Work Organizations
15. Education/Required KSAs to Make a Living
16. View of Human Nature
17. Religion
18. In Summary
Part 3: Postmodern Developments
19. Introduction
20. The High-Tech Economy
21. Impact of Postmodern Economy on Urban Areas
22. Political System at the Local Level/Urban Governance
23. Work Organizations
24. Education/Required KSAs – recognition that
25. View of Human Nature
26. Religion
27. In Summary
Biography
Siegrun Fox Freyss is Professor Emerita of political science and public administration at the California State University, Los Angeles, USA. Her research interests include local government politics and management, as well as public policies at the community level and organization theory in general. She is the co-author of Personnel Management in Government, 7th ed.; as well as the editor and co-author of Human Research Management in Local Government, 3rd ed., published by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). She also is the author of numerous articles published in academic journals and as book chapters. In 2014, she wrote a monthly column in PA Times on "Paradigm Shifts in Public Administration – Towards New Benchmarks and Best Practices." Dr. Freyss received her doctoral degree in Government from the Claremont Graduate University and her master’s degree (Diplom) in Applied Geography from the Technical University Munich, Germany.
