Decoding the newest “metropolitan regionalism” in the USA: A critical overview
N Brenner - Cities, 2002 - Elsevier
This article provides a critical overview of contemporary debates on metropolitan
governance and region-wide cooperation in US city-regions. Many commentators have …
governance and region-wide cooperation in US city-regions. Many commentators have …
Explaining local government cooperation on public works: Evidence from Michigan
In recent years, analysts have begun to study cooperation on public services among local
governments. These studies often have concluded that services with scale economies are …
governments. These studies often have concluded that services with scale economies are …
Incentives, entrepreneurs, and boundary change: A collective action framework
The authors develop an institutional choice framework to examine and interpret change in
local boundaries and provide a single explanation for the use of varied instruments to create …
local boundaries and provide a single explanation for the use of varied instruments to create …
Is urban sprawl back on the political agenda? Local growth control, regional growth management, and politics
The author argues that the apparent ineffectuality of efforts to control urban sprawl is in some
part a result of a failure to distinguish between growth controls, which have a well-earned …
part a result of a failure to distinguish between growth controls, which have a well-earned …
Metropolitan government and economic development
Academic and political debate regarding the desirability of metropolitan government has
focused on the provision of public goods. Although efficient production of services is of great …
focused on the provision of public goods. Although efficient production of services is of great …
[图书][B] Governing cities in a global era: Urban innovation, competition, and democratic reform
R Hambleton, JS Gross - 2007 - Springer
This book is about the role that ideas, institutions, and actors play in structuring how we
govern cities and, more specifically, what projects or paths are taken. Global changes …
govern cities and, more specifically, what projects or paths are taken. Global changes …
A world of regionalisms? Towards a US–UK urban and regional policy framework comparison
In the last 30 years there have been a number of changes in the political and economic
contexts in which urban and regional policy is delivered in the United States and the United …
contexts in which urban and regional policy is delivered in the United States and the United …
Prospects for centralizing services in an urban county: Evidence from eight self-organized networks of local public services
Networks of interlocal agreements (ILAs) provide a way for municipal governments in a
fragmented region to cooperate on services, and these networks may be especially likely to …
fragmented region to cooperate on services, and these networks may be especially likely to …
A reassessment of city/county consolidation: Economic development impacts
City/County Consolidation: A Reassessment quences of multiple overlapping jurisdictions
for businesses and developers. Consolidation may facilitate public/private cooperation on …
for businesses and developers. Consolidation may facilitate public/private cooperation on …
Scope and patterns of metropolitan governance in urban America: Probing the complexities in the Kansas City region
C Wood - The American Review of Public Administration, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The author explores the scope and patterns of metropolitan governance in the Kansas City
region by examining how 46 cities deliver 28 different public services. The hypotheses that …
region by examining how 46 cities deliver 28 different public services. The hypotheses that …