According to Clinton McNair and Scott E. Robinson, what are the phases of the emergency management cycle? What are the complications of rurality in each of these phases? How can small town and rural localgovernments operate emergency management activities effectively?

Write in complete sentences and fully developed paragraphs. Always use Times New Roman font and APA citation format. Each answer should consist of multiple paragraphs, probably two to three pages in length.

Answer one question from each of the following
three sections.

Section 1.

According to Howard Frant, what are the primary explanations for the rise of civil service systems in the
United States? In what ways did the rise of the council-manager form of government affect the adoption of civil
service at the municipal level? How is the effect of form of government influenced by the electoral system of the
community?

According to Agustin Leon-Moreta and Vittoria R. Totaro, what
state-level factors affect the workforce capacity of municipal governments? How do they conduct their
analysis? Why do these variables have these effects?

Section 2.

1. According to Jessica N. Terman, what is “stimulus-oriented grant spending,” and how does it differ from
most grant programs? What hypotheses does she propose that account for variations in the swift implementation of
stimulus-oriented grant spending? How does she conduct her analysis and what are her findings?

2. According to William C. Rivenbark, how is the financial condition of local governments usually defined and measured? How do the indicators of financial condition vary depending upon the type of fund involved?
How can public managers interpret and explain these indicators in a way the public can understand?

Section 3.

1. According to Clinton McNair and Scott E. Robinson, what are the phases of the emergency management cycle?
What are the complications of rurality in each of these phases? How can small town and rural localgovernments operate emergency management activities effectively?

2. According to Jayce Farmer, what is “contested federalism” and how does it relate to inter-local collaboration? What factors does Farmer hypothesize will affect inter-local collaboration on sustainable economic development projects? How does Farmer test his hypotheses? What are his findings and how significant are they?

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