civic reform
City governance overhaul
Civic reform refers to organized efforts to improve local government, public institutions, or community life.
The term often implies cleaning up corruption, increasing transparency, or making city services more efficient and responsive: The mayor ran on a platform of civic reform.
Civic reform movements have historically targeted machine politics, voting procedures, and municipal administration.
- inclusionBeing made part
- transparencyState of being see-through
- sunshine lawsLegislation mandating government transparency
- open meetingsGatherings with unrestricted attendance
- grassroots movementsCitizen-led collective action
zoning laws · accountability · community organizing · public transit · anti-corruption · volunteerism · diversity · democratic governance · town halls · public comment · city council · legislation · human rights · green spaces · equal opportunity · housing policy · public administration · bureaucracy
civic reformmachine politics
Corrupt party-controlled governance
patronage system · cronyism · status quo · Tammany Hall · political patronage
civic reformgraft
Illicit political gain
urban blight · cronyism · misgovernance · malfeasance · kleptocracy
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