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Author : James J. Feeney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Municipal powers and services beyond corporate limits
ISBN : LCCN:77031432
Author : Jered B. Carr,Richard C. Feiock
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-07-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0765640600
City-country consolidation builds upon the Progressive tradition of favoring structural reform of local governments. This volume looks at some important issues confronting contemporary efforts to consolidate governments and develops a theoretical approach to understanding both the motivations for pursuing consolidation and the way the rules guiding the process shape the outcome. Individual chapters consider the push for city-county consolidation and the current context in which such decisions are debated, along with several alternatives to city-county consolidation. The transaction costs of city-county consolidation are compared against the costs of municipal annexation, inter-local agreements, and the use of special district governments to achieve the desired consolidation of services. The final chapters compare competing perspectives for and against consolidation and put together some of the pieces of an explanatory theory of local government consolidation.
Author : California. Legislature. Assembly. Interim Committee on Municipal and County Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Local government
ISBN : STANFORD:36105062999649
Author : Dagney Gail Faulk,Michael J. Hicks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1604977485
This book addresses two issues related to the structure of local government: the determinants of consolidation and the potential impact of consolidation on local government spending. This is a narrow undertaking and leaves important elements of local government reform for future analysis. The study's primary foci are examining the factors that influence city-county consolidation, considering the impact of city-county consolidation on local government spending, and estimating the potential savings that could result from the scale economies and efficiency gains from consolidating local government units. While other regions of the United States are considered in this study, but the analysis focuses primarily on the Midwest where population declines and changes in the employment base and state policies (such as property tax caps in Indiana) have had dramatic effects on the fiscal viability of local governments. The current economic climate, along with policy changes related to property tax restructuring in many states, has led to substantial reductions in local governments' budgets. As a result, many local governments are in crisis and are considering some level of consolidation. Statistical methods and data on consolidation referendum attempts in the United States since 1970 are used to test whether governments that have consolidated (i.e., voters approved the consolidation referendum) had higher spending prior to their consolidation (as measured by local government employment rates, payrolls, and expenditures) compared to the average local government in the state. The effects of city-county consolidation are explored; using consolidation referendum data, the impact of consolidation on local government employment rates, payrolls, and expenditures is examined. The influence of consolidation on economic development is also investigated with some interesting results. The study also used two methods to estimate the savings from government consolidation and presents aggregate models to examine the potential savings from economies of scale and efficiency improvements. The book also helpfully provides a helpful discussion of the economies of scale and efficiency for several functional areas, including police and fire protection, sewerage, solid waste, public welfare, administration, health, education, and libraries. This book will be an essential resource for political scientists and policy makers interested in American government. Written in a highly accessible manner, it will also be a valuable read for students and general readers.
Author : California. Legislature. Assembly. Interim Committee on Municipal and County Government. Subcommittee on Functional Consolidation of Local Governments
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Local government
ISBN : STANFORD:36105060654469
Author : Dagney Gail Faulk,Michael J. Hicks
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781621968825
This book addresses two issues related to the structure of local government: the determinants of consolidation and the potential impact of consolidation on local government spending. This is a narrow undertaking and leaves important elements of local government reform for future analysis. The study's primary foci are examining the factors that influence city-county consolidation, considering the impact of city-county consolidation on local government spending, and estimating the potential savings that could result from the scale economies and efficiency gains from consolidating local government units. While other regions of the United States are considered in this study, but the analysis focuses primarily on the Midwest where population declines and changes in the employment base and state policies (such as property tax caps in Indiana) have had dramatic effects on the fiscal viability of local governments. The current economic climate, along with policy changes related to property tax restructuring in many states, has led to substantial reductions in local governments' budgets. As a result, many local governments are in crisis and are considering some level of consolidation. Statistical methods and data on consolidation referendum attempts in the United States since 1970 are used to test whether governments that have consolidated (i.e., voters approved the consolidation referendum) had higher spending prior to their consolidation (as measured by local government employment rates, payrolls, and expenditures) compared to the average local government in the state. The effects of city-county consolidation are explored; using consolidation referendum data, the impact of consolidation on local government employment rates, payrolls, and expenditures is examined. The influence of consolidation on economic development is also investigated with some interesting results. The study also used two methods to estimate the savings from government consolidation and presents aggregate models to examine the potential savings from economies of scale and efficiency improvements. The book also helpfully provides a helpful discussion of the economies of scale and efficiency for several functional areas, including police and fire protection, sewerage, solid waste, public welfare, administration, health, education, and libraries. This book will be an essential resource for political scientists and policy makers interested in American government. Written in a highly accessible manner, it will also be a valuable read for students and general readers.
Author : J.B. Carr,Richard C. Feiock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317474470
City-country consolidation builds upon the Progressive tradition of favoring structural reform of local governments. This volume looks at some important issues confronting contemporary efforts to consolidate governments and develops a theoretical approach to understanding both the motivations for pursuing consolidation and the way the rules guiding the process shape the outcome. Individual chapters consider the push for city-county consolidation and the current context in which such decisions are debated, along with several alternatives to city-county consolidation. The transaction costs of city-county consolidation are compared against the costs of municipal annexation, inter-local agreements, and the use of special district governments to achieve the desired consolidation of services. The final chapters compare competing perspectives for and against consolidation and put together some of the pieces of an explanatory theory of local government consolidation.
Author : Allyn O. Lockner
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781462018208
Does the performance of your local government leave something to be desired? Maybe youre not satisfied with the services your government provides, or maybe the cost for these services is far too much. If so, take heart; you can do something about it. Steps to Local Government Reform is your step-by-step guide to undertaking reform on the local level. Public manager Allyn O. Lockner combines years of experience in the public sector to show how you, as a resident or an elected local official, can work with others to successfully implement change within your community. Lockner explains how to make numerous choices regarding the preparation for, and the study, planning, marketing, approval, implementation, and evaluation of reforms. He also shows you how to share these reform results with others. Using various criteria, comparisons, practices, analyses, and other studies aimed at local government performance, Lockner delves into the sometimes tricky world of enacting reform. He reveals how local government works and provides a map for maneuvering around bureaucratic roadblocks. In addition, he includes a comprehensive bibliography for research, an appendix of terms commonly used in the reform process, and guides to creating reform models that are likely to work. With this compendium, you can help resolve vital issues, improve your community, and live a better life.
Author : Joseph Drew
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811565038
This book is a bold prescription for local government reform that moves well beyond the old arguments regarding consolidations (also referred to as amalgamations) and co-operation (sometimes referred to as shared services) to paint a picture of an efficient, effective tier of government that strikes a balance between the right of persons to pursue their existential ends and the need to promote the common good. The book presents a system of local government that balances human dignity with the common good, restrains Leviathan, provides a voice for the disenfranchised (and even the disinterested), and delivers goods and services efficiently and effectively. Ironically, what is often argued to be the weakness of local government in many jurisdictions – the fact that it is merely a creature of statute – is also the best hope we have of making the oft cited rhetoric about how ‘local government is the closest to the people that serves the people best’ become reality.
Author : California. Municipal and County Government, Interim Committee on
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:36848579
Author : Russell L. Hanson,Eric S. Zeemering
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538139332
This book introduces students to the complex landscape of state-local intergovernmental relations today. Each chapter illustrates conflict and cooperation for policy problems including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental regulation, marijuana regulation, and government management capacity. The contributors, leading experts in the field, help students enhance their understanding of the importance of state-local relations in the U.S. federal system, argue for better analysis of the consequences of state-local relations for the quality of policy outcomes, and introduce them to public service career opportunities in state and local government.
Author : United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Local government
ISBN : IND:30000096929504
Author : Tennessee Valley Authority,M. Harry Satterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : County government
ISBN : UIUC:30112102103659
This report is one of a number of studies of local government which have been carried on in connection with the various programs of the Tennessee Valley Authority. It undertakes to describe some of the more important developments and trends in county government in the seven Tennessee Valley States. The study also outlines the organization and functions of counties and evaluates their suitability for administering the increasingly important services they now perform.
Author : Brian Dollery,Joseph Garcea,Edward C. LeSage
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1782543864
'Written by an impressive array of experts, this book surveys local government reforms in six advanced democracies, federal and unitary, which share a municipal legacy: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. . . The book has an excellent bibliography and will help open up a field heretofore noted for its insularity. Recommended.' - A.J. Ward, Choice
Author : Kimberly L. Nelson,Carl W. Stenberg
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781506323381
Managing Local Government: An Essential Guide for Municipal and County Managers offers a practical introduction to the changing structure, forms, and functions of local governments. Taking a metropolitan management perspective, authors Kimberly Nelson and Carl W. Stenberg explain U.S. local government within historical context and provide strategies for effective local government management and problem solving. Real-life scenarios and contemporary issues illustrate the organization and networks of local governments; the roles, responsibilities, and relationships of city and county managers; and the dynamics of the intergovernmental system. Case studies and discussion questions in each chapter encourage critical analysis of the challenges of collaborative governance. Unlike other books on the market, this text’s combined approach of theory and practice encourages students to enter municipal and county management careers and equips them with tools to be successful from day one.