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Informationen zum Autor Suzanne M. Leland, Kurt M. Thurmaier Klappentext Facing cutbacks in federal and state assistance and a new wave of taxpayer revolts, local governments have renewed interest in local government consolidation as a way of achieving efficiencies of scale in response to citizen demands for services. This volume presents case studies of consolidation campaigns and distills the findings. Zusammenfassung Facing cutbacks in federal and state assistance and a new wave of taxpayer revolts, local governments have renewed interest in local government consolidation as a way of achieving efficiencies of scale in response to citizen demands for services. Yet the vast majority of consolidation efforts fail, either during the process of drafting a charter or once they reach the ballot - only five have passed since 1990; only thirty-two have been successfully implemented since the first, when the city of New Orleans merged with Orleans Parish in 1805. What accounts for the high failure rate and what factors led to successful consolidations? This volume presents thirteen comparable case studies of consolidation campaigns and distills the findings. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables and Figures, Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. Jacksonville/Duval County, Florida, 3. Columbus/Muscogee County, Georgia, 4. Tallahassee/Leon County, Florida, 5. Sacramento/Sacramento County, California, 6. Athens/Clarke County, Georgia, 7. Lafayette/Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, 8. Branch/North Branch, Minnesota, 9. Des Moines/Polk County, Iowa, 10. Augusta/Richmond County, Georgia, 11. Wilmington/New Hanover County, North Carolina, 12. Knoxville/Knox County, Tennessee, 13. Kansas City/Wyandotte County, Kansas, 14. Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky, 15. Conclusions, About the Editors and Contributors, Index
Summary
Facing cutbacks in federal and state assistance and a new wave of taxpayer revolts, local governments have renewed interest in local government consolidation as a way of achieving efficiencies of scale in response to citizen demands for services. This volume presents case studies of consolidation campaigns and distills the findings.
