Table of Contents

Introduction: The Garbage Problem
1. A Conceptual Roadmap: Theory and Methods
2. Ready to Help: Experts Urge Municipal Garbage Collection
3. Ready to Profit: Inadequate Garbage Collection by Corrupt Regimes
4. Picking Up Trash: Adequate Garbage Collection by Corrupt Regimes
5. Solving the Garbage Can Problem: Race, Gender Hierarchy, and Compliance
6. Getting and Keeping Garbage Collection: Municipal Reliance on Racial Hierarchy
7. The Politics of Garbage Collection: Lessons Learned
Conclusion: Everyday Politics in Practice
Notes
Index

About the Author

Patricia Strach is Professor of Political Science and Public Administration & Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY. She is the author of Hiding Politics in Plain Sight, Corporate Influence, Breast Cancer Policymaking, and All in the Family. Follow her on X @PatriciaStrach.
Kathleen S. Sullivan is Associate Professor of Political Science at Ohio University. She is the author of Constitutional Context. Follow her on X @kathlsullivan.