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American Governance and Public Policy Ser.: City-County Consolidation : Promises Made, Promises Kept? by Suzanne M. Leland (2010, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherGeorgetown University Press

ISBN-101589016289

ISBN-139781589016286

eBay Product ID (ePID)84620248

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

Publication NameCity-County Consolidation : Promises Made, Promises Kept?

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

SubjectPublic Policy / General, Public Affairs & Administration

TypeTextbook

AuthorSuzanne M. Leland

Subject AreaPolitical Science

SeriesAmerican Governance and Public Policy Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-035777

ReviewsThis volume, employing a well designed and executed comparative research design, provides the reader with the effect of city-county consolidation in promoting local governmental efficiency and economic development in nine communities. A much needed volume, it is must reading for all scholars of urban government and politics and is an ideal supplementary text to be utilized in graduate courses focusing on urban affairs.

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentPreface 1. A Research Design for Evaluating Consolidation Performance Suzanne M. Leland and Kurt Thurmaier 2. An Assessment of the City-County Consolidation of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee Anthony J. Nownes, David J. Houston, and Marc Schwerdt 3. Does Consolidation Make A Difference? A Comparative Analysis of Richmond and Virginia Beach, Virginia Nicholas J. Swartz 4. What Difference Does City-County Consolidation Make? A Historical Analysis of Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida Milan J. Dluhy 5. City-County Consolidation: A Case Study of Carson City, Nevada Anna Lukemeyer 6. "The Urge to Merge": The Consolidation of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky Shawn Gillen 7. From Company Town to Consolidated Government: The Western-Style Consolidation of Butte and Silver Bow County, Montana Susan Keim and Justin Marlowe 8. The Case of Lynchburg and Moore County, Tennessee, Consolidation Deborah A. Carroll, Kristin A. Wagers, and Mary Ellen Wiggins 9. Unification Promises and Outcomes: The Case of Athens and Clarke County, Georgia Dan Durning and Paula Sanford 10. Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Service Delivery in Local Government: The Case of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas Suzanne M. Leland and Curtis Wood 11. Promises Made, Promises Kept Kurt Thurmaier and Suzanne M. Leland Contributors Index

SynopsisAlthough a frequently discussed reform, campaigns to merge a major municipality and county to form a unified government fail to win voter approval eighty per cent of the time. One cause for the low success rate may be that little systematic analysis of consolidated governments has been done. In City-County Consolidation , Suzanne Leland and Kurt Thurmaier compare nine city-county consolidations--incorporating data from 10 years before and after each consolidation--to similar cities and counties that did not consolidate. Their groundbreaking study offers valuable insight into whether consolidation meets those promises made to voters to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of these governments. The book will appeal to those with an interest in urban affairs, economic development, local government management, general public administration, and scholars of policy, political science, sociology, and geography., Although a frequently discussed reform, campaigns to merge a major municipality and county to form a unified government fail to win voter approval eighty per cent of the time. One cause for the low success rate may be that little systematic analysis of consolidated governments has been done. In "City-County Consolidation", Suzanne Leland and Kurt Thurmaier compare nine city-county consolidations - incorporating data from 10 years before and after each consolidation - to similar cities and counties that did not consolidate. Their groundbreaking study offers valuable insight into whether consolidation meets those promises made to voters to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of these governments. The book will appeal to those with an interest in urban affairs, economic development, local government management, general public administration, and scholars of policy, political science, sociology, and geography., Although a frequently discussed reform, campaigns to merge a major municipality and county to form a unified government fail to win voter approval eighty per cent of the time. One cause for the low success rate may be that little systematic analysis of consolidated governments has been done. In City-County Consolidation, Suzanne Leland and Kurt Thurmaier compare nine city-county consolidations--incorporating data from 10 years before and after each consolidation--to similar cities and counties that did not consolidate. Their groundbreaking study offers valuable insight into whether consolidation meets those promises made to voters to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of these governments. The book will appeal to those with an interest in urban affairs, economic development, local government management, general public administration, and scholars of policy, political science, sociology, and geography., Compares nine city-county consolidations to similar cities and counties that did not consolidate. This book offers insight into whether consolidation meets those promises made to voters to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of these governments.

LC Classification NumberJS422.C54 2010