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Informationen zum Autor Suzanne M. Leland is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Kurt Thurmaier is a professor and director of the Division of Public Administration at Northern Illinois University. Klappentext 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 CityCounty Consolidation, Suzanne Leland and Kurt Thurmaier compare nine citycounty consolidationsincorporating data from 10 years before and after each consolidationto 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 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 ...
