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Name: Popular Government back issue: Vol. 70, No. 2, Winter 2005 |
See links to online articles from this issue below.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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COVER ARTICLE
Transforming Trailers into Assets
Peter Skillern and Tanya Wolfram
In North Carolina, mobile homes are an important source of affordable housing, but their owners often do not enjoy the same rights and benefits as other homeowners. Why is this so, and what can be done to change it?
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FEATURE ARTICLES
Rewarding Greater Accountability with Increased Managerial Flexibility in Davidson County
William C. Rivenbark and David N. Ammons
Some local governments in North Carolina are receiving attention for innovative strategies that link good management and sound methods of accountability to greater managerial discretion. This article focuses on the system in Davidson County.
Local Government and the Internet: Key Issues and Best Practices for Nontechnical Officials
Philip Young
Local government leaders take on a host of responsibilities in using the Internet to serve their community. Users and viruses from all around the world can visit their cyber locations. How can they make their Internet "front door" accessible but secure?
Building Community Capacity to Meet Public Needs
Lydian Altman-Sauer, Margaret Henderson, and Gordon Whitaker
Local governments accomplish many public purposes by working through nonprofits. However, some attributes that make nonprofits attractive partners present challenges to their successful operation. Three SOG educators suggest ways for government to help nonprofits build their operating capacity.
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DEPARTMENTS
At the School
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In Memoriam: Henry Wilkins Lewis (1916-2004)
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In Memoriam: William McWhorter Cochrane (1917-2004)
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School's Lobby Named for Former Governor Hodges
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Meet the Foundation's Board of Directors, 2005
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Harris Becomes Director of Legislative Reporting Service
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Wicker Scholarship Available to Student with Ties to N.C.
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Mesibov Appointed University Ombuds
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