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Case Studies of City-County Consolidation: Reshaping the Local Government Landscape: Reshaping the Local Government Landscape
Contributor(s): Leland, Suzanne M. (Author), Thurmaier, Kurt M. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0765609436     ISBN-13: 9780765609434
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $161.50  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2004
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government - Local
Dewey: 320.830
LCCN: 2003024080
Series: Reshaping the Local Government Landscape
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.24" W x 9.26" L (1.43 lbs) 352 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: Choice 03/01/2005 pg. 1297
 
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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.
 
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