Mayor-centrism in context / Jeffrey R. Henig, Wilbur C. Rich
Baltimore: the limits of mayoral control / Marion Orr
Chicago: the national "model" reexamined / Dorothy Shipps
Boston: agenda setting and school reform in a mayor-centric system / John Portz
Detroit: "there is still a long road to travel, and success is far from assured" / Jeffrey Mirel
Cleveland: takeovers and makeovers are not the same / Wilbur C. Rich, Stefanie Chambers
Washington, D.C.: race, issue definition, and school board restructuring / Jeffrey R. Henig
PART 3. THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
Structure, politics, and policy: the logic of mayoral control / Kenneth J. Meier
Mayors and the challenge of modernization / Clarence N. Stone
Concluding observations: governance structure as a tool, not a solution / Jeffrey R. Henig, Wilbur C. Rich.
