Chapter 11. Local Government: Function Follows Form

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www.afscme.org/ — Web site of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the largest union for public sector workers.

www.brookings.edu — The Web site of the Brookings Institution, one of Washington, D.C.’s oldest think tanks, that pursues independent, nonpartisan research in such areas as metropolitan policy and governance.

www.icma.org/ — Web site of the International City/County Management Association, whose mission is to create excellence in local government by developing and fostering professional local government management worldwide.

www.naco.org — Web site of the National Association of Counties, which has been the only national organization to represent county governments in the United States since its creation in 1935.

www.natat.org — The National Association of Towns and Townships seeks to strengthen the effectiveness of town and township governments by exploring flexible and alternative approaches to federal policies to ensure that smaller communities can meet federal requirements.

www.nlc.org — Web site of the National League of Cities, the oldest and largest national organization representing municipal governments in the United States.

www.usmayors.org — The Web site of the U.S. Conference of Mayors—the official, nonpartisan organization for the nation’s 1,183 cities with populations of 30,000 or more.