Inter-municipal Cooperation in the U.S.: A Regional Governance Solution?
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| author | Mildred E. Warner |
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| contents | Inter-municipal Cooperation in the U.S.: A Regional Governance Solution? Mildred E. Warner Estudios Territoriales H73 H77 R58 rural local government U.S. local governments are characterized by political fragmentation.This creates problems of coordination and efficiency at both themetropolitan and rural scales. While political consolidation is rare,voluntary cooperation between municipalities is quite common. Thispaper explores whether a system of voluntary cooperation can achieveefficiency and equity objectives without losing local voice and identity.Using data from the International City/County ManagementAssociation survey of more than 1200 municipalities over the 1992-2002decade, probit models of inter-governmental contracting areconstructed. Findings show the efficiency benefits of cooperation haveeroded over time due in part to the lack of adequate public monitoring.Results on equity are indeterminate. While citizen voice was in supportof cooperation at the beginning of the decade, this is no longer true atthe end of the decade. Results suggest the need for a more democraticform of inter-municipal cooperation to ensure accountability,responsiveness and efficiency. 2006 artículo científico 1697-6223 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=50400609 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=504 Urban Public Economics Review application/pdf Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Urban Public Economics Review (España) Num.6 |
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| spellingShingle | Inter-municipal Cooperation in the U.S.: A Regional Governance Solution? Mildred E. Warner Estudios Territoriales H73 H77 R58 rural local government Inter-municipal Cooperation in the U.S.: A Regional Governance Solution? Mildred E. Warner Estudios Territoriales H73 H77 R58 rural local government U.S. local governments are characterized by political fragmentation.This creates problems of coordination and efficiency at both themetropolitan and rural scales. While political consolidation is rare,voluntary cooperation between municipalities is quite common. Thispaper explores whether a system of voluntary cooperation can achieveefficiency and equity objectives without losing local voice and identity.Using data from the International City/County ManagementAssociation survey of more than 1200 municipalities over the 1992-2002decade, probit models of inter-governmental contracting areconstructed. Findings show the efficiency benefits of cooperation haveeroded over time due in part to the lack of adequate public monitoring.Results on equity are indeterminate. While citizen voice was in supportof cooperation at the beginning of the decade, this is no longer true atthe end of the decade. Results suggest the need for a more democraticform of inter-municipal cooperation to ensure accountability,responsiveness and efficiency. 2006 artículo científico 1697-6223 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=50400609 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=504 Urban Public Economics Review application/pdf Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Urban Public Economics Review (España) Num.6 |
| title | Inter-municipal Cooperation in the U.S.: A Regional Governance Solution? |
| topic | Estudios Territoriales H73 H77 R58 rural local government |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=50400609 |