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Metropolitan Governance

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Description for Metropolitan Governance Paperback. Provides insight into the central role that municipal governments play in the governance of metropolitan areas. This title explores the theory of institutional collective action through empirical studies of land use decisions, economic development, regional partnerships, school choice, morality issues, and boundary change. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
"Metropolitan Governance" is the first book to bring together competing perspectives on the question and consequences of centralized vs. decentralized regional government. Presenting original contributions by some of the most notable names in the field of urban politics, this volume examines the organization of governments in metropolitan areas, and how that has an effect on both politics and policy. Existing work on metropolitan governments debates the consequences of interjurisdictional competition, but neglects the role of cooperation in a decentralized system. Feiock and his contributors provide evidence that local governments successfully cooperate through a web of voluntary agreements and associations, and ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
American Governance and Public Policy Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589010208
SKU
V9781589010208
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-17

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Richard C. Feiock is a professor of public administration and policy at Florida State University.

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