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Processes and Principles Involved in the 1950 Reorganization of the Department of Commerce (open access)

Processes and Principles Involved in the 1950 Reorganization of the Department of Commerce

The federal administrative structure has undergone many changes as a result of governmental reorganizations. In analyzing one of these various reorganizations, the author was convinced that though there were many reasons for change, the plans were based on some set ideas, congenial to the efficient working of governmental machinery. This study will demonstrate how the principles of public administration are employed and emphasized in the reorganization plans.
Date: June 1966
Creator: Joshi, P. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Analysis of Senior High School Government Courses in the Public Schools of Texas (open access)

An Analysis of Senior High School Government Courses in the Public Schools of Texas

To provide a better understanding of civil government as taught in the public senior high schools of Texas, this study investigates the scope of subject matter now included in the course, the method of presentation of the students, and suggests possible improvement toward solution.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Holman, Dorothy Jane Riggs
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study: A Case Study in Intergovernmental Relations (open access)

The Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Transportation Study: A Case Study in Intergovernmental Relations

This thesis studies and explores the history of the highway system in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Various laws enacted to establish an effective transportation system are discussed including the different government agencies affected and their relations.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Kadri, Shoukat A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fourth Freedom (open access)

Fourth Freedom

It is the purpose of this paper to show that the Post Office must be a service and not a business. It will be shown that the Post Office Department is gradually changing from a service to a business.
Date: June 1963
Creator: Luce, Joe Patterson
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal Publications and Reports as an Aspect of the City Manager's Public Relations in Fort Worth, Texas (open access)

Municipal Publications and Reports as an Aspect of the City Manager's Public Relations in Fort Worth, Texas

This thesis reports the results of an investigation of some public relations activities of one city manager government--that of Fort Worth, Texas, under L. P. Cookingham.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Newell, Charldean
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tom Clark: the Role of Government in the Protection of Individual Rights (open access)

Tom Clark: the Role of Government in the Protection of Individual Rights

Tom Clark has fulfilled a dual role in the development of the American legal system: He has served as a moderating influence, often arbitrating the differences between opposing factions on the Court; and, he has served as a figure of caution and restraint upon the members of the Court, developing a judicial philosophy which is deferential to other units of government.
Date: June 1965
Creator: Jones, William Richard
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community Improvement and Code Enforcement in Fort Worth, Texas, 1961-1966 (open access)

Community Improvement and Code Enforcement in Fort Worth, Texas, 1961-1966

"The purpose of this study is to outline and analyze the efforts of the City of Fort Worth in the area of community improvement through code enforcement in the years 1961-1965. It is hoped that this study will enable those in the field of municipal government or other related fields to gain a better understanding of the need for community improvement through code enforcement and a better knowledge of methods to implement such a program."--leaf 1.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Liverman, Ralph L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal Government Transition in Denton, Texas (open access)

Municipal Government Transition in Denton, Texas

Transition in the form of municipal government is always a complex and challenging task. The process involves serious risks of instability in a municipality's affairs, and this in turn may have adverse consequences for the community as a whole. But at the same time, changes in the form of government and in the personnel responsible for the management of public affairs may hold promise of improvements, which will benefit a city and its citizens. This thesis examines the experience of Denton, Texas, in making a transition from a mayor-commission to a council-manager form of government. T his major governmental change in Denton required several years. The period of transition examined in this study will be from 1955 to the end of 1961.
Date: June 1962
Creator: Starr, Jimmie Don
System: The UNT Digital Library