2. How town government can be improved. References: H. G. James, Local Government in the United States, pp. 254-283; C. S. Bird, Town Planning for Small Communities, pp. 311-340; Cyclopedia of American Government (see under Towns and Townships); Annual Reports of Town Officers.
3. What your township officials do. References: John A. Fairlie, Local Government in Counties, Towns and Villages, pp. 164-181; H. G. James, Local Government in the United States, pp. 268-283; John Fiske, Civil Government in the United States, pp. 89-95; Everett Kimball, State and Local Government, pp. 333-344; Annual Reports of Township Supervisor or Chairman.
Short Studies
1. The importance of local government in a democracy. A. de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, Vol. I, pp. 74-87.
2. French and English methods of local government. H. G. James, Local Government in the United States, pp. 1-65.
3. The county board. John A. Fairlie, Local Government in Counties, Towns and Villages, pp. 75-94; Everett Kimball, State and Local Government, pp. 317-332.
4. Politics in county government. H. S. Gilbertson, The County, pp. 43-65.
5. Where the county’s money goes. H. G. James, Local Government in the United States, pp. 232-250.
6. City and county consolidation. Ibid., pp. 437-448.
7. A New England town meeting. John Fiske, Civil Government in the United States, pp. 16-34.