Graduation Year
1988
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department
Anthropology
Degree Granting Department
Anthropology
Major Professor
A. W. Wolfe, Ph.D.
Committee Member
M. V. Angrosino, Ph.D.
Committee Member
S. B. Burkhalter, Ph.D.
Committee Member
J. E. Jreisat, Ph.D.
Committee Member
J. C. Renick, Ph.D.
Abstract
Based upon participant observation as city manager, the dissertation examines political processes involved in four episodes relating to the government of the City of Clearwater, Florida: the selection of a site for a branch campus of the University of South Florida, the application of technology assessment techniques to growth issues, attempts to regulate a pornographic movie and supply store, and the arrest of the city attorney. Non-mathematical game theory is used as a model for the analysis, which demonstrates that game-like processual activity takes place in a governmental structure based upon cooperation. Such analysis can have a direct impact on the professional behavior of public administrators.
Scholar Commons Citation
Floyd, Picot deBoisfeuillet, "The Process of Government in Clearwater, Florida" (2023). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/9838
