Citycounty Consolidation Promises Made Promises Kept 1st Edition Suzanne M Leland Susan Keim Kurt Thurmaier Anthony J Nownes David J Houston Marc Schwerdt Nicholas J Swartz Milan J Dluhy Anna Lukemeyer Shawn Gillen by Suzanne M. Leland; Susan Keim; Kurt Thurmaier; Anthony J. Nownes; David J. Houston; Marc Schwerdt; Nicholas J. Swartz; Milan J. Dluhy; Anna Lukemeyer; Shawn Gillen 9781589016224, 158901622X instant download after payment.

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 City-County Consolidation, Suzanne Leland and Kurt Thurmaier compare nine city-county consolidations--incorporating data from 10 years before and after each consolidation--to 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.