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It was my good fortune to be elected Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina in November 1991, and to serve in that capacity for two terms, through November 1995. Charlotte is a “New South” City with a population of almost 500,000 (in a metropolitan area of about 1.3 million), which takes pride in a number of accomplishments: its robust and diverse economy, its becoming the third (and perhaps second) leading banking center in America, its professional teams, the NFL “Panthers” and NBA “Hornets,” its good schools, strong and peaceful neighborhoods, and its many new public facilities (including airport, convention center, coliseum, NFL stadium, performing arts center, public library, and many others). Charlotte has been blessed with efficient and effective local government and visionary leadership in the public and private sectors. In many ways Charlotte is a “model city.” Although it has problems and shortcomings, it has been remarkably successful
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Vinroot, R. (2002). A Recipe for Rightsizing Government: The Charlotte Story. In: Andrisani, P.J., Hakim, S., Savas, E.S. (eds) The New Public Management. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1109-0_16
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