Local & Metropolitan Government
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Schedule

This page contains an outline of the topics, content, and assignments for the semester. Note that this schedule will be updated as the semester progresses, with all changes documented here.

Date Topic Content Assignment

October 20

The local government landscape

October 27

Form & structure of local government

November 1

Building Municipal Capacity project definition memo (submit by 11:59 PM)

November 3

Metropolitan & regional governance

November 8

Case 1 Due (submit by 11:59 PM)

November 10

State-local intergovernmental relations

November 17

External influences on local government

November 22

Case 2 Due (submit by 11:59 PM)

November 24

Metropolitan governance & service delivery approaches

December 1

Community governance at a micro scale

December 6

Case 3 Due (submit by 11:59 PM)

December 8

Putting it all together

December 9

Building Municipal Capacity presentation due (submit by 5:00 PM)

December 11

Building Municipal Capacity white paper due (submit by 11:59 PM )

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