1st Edition

Intergovernmental Mediation Negotiations In Local Government Disputes

By Roger Richman Copyright 1986
    188 Pages
    by Routledge

    187 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book demonstrates the effectiveness of intergovernmental mediation as a means of resolving complex public policy issues between competing groups of government officials. It explores the formal interactions of adversaries and analyzes the patterns of interpersonal exchange.

    Foreword -- Introduction -- Theory and Practice -- The Commissio on Local Government: A New Approach to an Old Dilemma -- The Leesburg-Loudoun County Annexation Negotiations -- The Virginia City–Oceanside County Boundary Negotiations* -- The Dynamics of Intergovernmental Negotiations -- Mediator Roles and Negotiation Structures