The Problem Of Special Districts In American Government
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The Problem Of Special Districts In American Government
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Author : United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
The Problem Of Special Districts In American Government written by United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Government publications categories.
Special Districts Special Purposes
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Author : Virginia M. Perrenod
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-06
Special Districts Special Purposes written by Virginia M. Perrenod and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06 with categories.
The proliferation of urban special-district governments by private means has far-reaching consequences for the public domain. The utility district is the most rapidly growing form of government in the United States today. There are almost one thousand of these units in Texas; nearly four hundred are in the greater Houston area alone. Utility districts have been the mechanism through which suburban development has occurred over the past three decades. Millions of people live within their jurisdiction, and virtually no one in the United States is unaffected by them, for their influence on the migration patterns from city to suburb has been enormous. Yet little is known about them, and even less has been written about their operations. This carefully documented study, which combines participant-observer research with statistical analyses and extensive interviewing, focuses on two water districts in Harris County to provide new understanding of how little governments function. Virginia Perrenod provides a well-reasoned theoretical explanation for the performance of special districts and draws provocative conclusions about their probable unwillingness to cooperate voluntarily to promote the welfare of the larger community. In a chapter that will be especially relevant for public officials at all levels, she proposes realistic measures to secure cooperation for the common good. This ground-breaking case study of special districts in one of America's largest and fastest-growing urban areas should stimulate further thought and research into the relationship between political structures and environmental and other public policies.
Special District Governments In The United States
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Author : John C. Bollens
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date : 2021-01-08
Special District Governments In The United States written by John C. Bollens and has been published by University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-08 with History categories.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1957.
Special District Governments In The United States
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Author : John Constantinus Bollens
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
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Special District Governments In The United States written by John Constantinus Bollens and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Public Authorities Special Districts And Local Government
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Author : Robert Gillen Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
Public Authorities Special Districts And Local Government written by Robert Gillen Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Government corporations categories.
Special Districts Or Special Dynasties
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Author : Institute for Local Self Government
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Special Districts Or Special Dynasties written by Institute for Local Self Government and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Local government categories.
Evaluating Enabling Laws For Special Districts
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Author : Ivan Hanson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Evaluating Enabling Laws For Special Districts written by Ivan Hanson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Special districts categories.
Governing The Tap
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Author : Megan Mullin
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2009-08-21
Governing The Tap written by Megan Mullin and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-21 with Political Science categories.
An analysis of the political consequences of special district governance in drinking water management that offers new insights into the influence of political structures on local policymaking. More than ever, Americans rely on independent special districts to provide public services. The special district—which can be as small as a low-budget mosquito abatement district or as vast as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—has become the most common form of local governance in the United States. In Governing the Tap, Megan Mullin examines the consequences of specialization and the fragmentation of policymaking authority through the lens of local drinking-water policy. Directly comparing specific conservation, land use, and contracting policies enacted by different forms of local government, Mullin investigates the capacity of special districts to engage in responsive and collaborative decision making that promotes sustainable use of water resources. She concludes that the effect of specialization is conditional on the structure of institutions and the severity of the policy problem, with specialization offering the most benefit on policy problems that are least severe. Mullin presents a political theory of specialized governance that is relevant to any of the variety of functions special districts perform. Governing the Tap offers not only the first study of how the new decentralized politics of water is taking shape in American communities, but also new and important findings about the influence of institutional structures on local policymaking.
Proliferation Of Governments
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Author : Renard Teipelke
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2010-01-11
Proliferation Of Governments written by Renard Teipelke and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-11 with Political Science categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Region: USA, grade: 1,3, San Diego State University (Political Science Department), course: Urban Politics, language: English, abstract: Over 40 years ago, it was hard to imagine that the most numerous local governments in the United States would be special districts. They outnumber every other form of government and counted 35,052 in 2002. Special districts emerged in California especially after the 1970s, when cities and urban areas formed new local governments. At the periphery of urban areas, residential development with a low density occurred – this ‘sprawl’ came along with the creation of cookie-cutter suburbs. Special districts were formed to provide a single service for areas, thereby crossing the boundaries of cities and counties. These special authorities played the major role in the proliferation of governments in California which led to fragmentation and decentralization (‘political sprawl’) (Lecture 10/14/09). In the following essay, I will show that this multiplication of governments in regard to special districts is not per se a critical development in urban politics but rather is the separation of citizens in newly formed municipalities from the socioeconomic problems of urban areas. I will first explain the fiscal crisis and role of Proposition 13 in California (1978). Then, I will outline causes and consequences of the proliferation of local governments. With reference to the example of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, I will provide arguments that support my thesis of the important role special districts have. [...]
The Formation Of American Local Governments
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Author : Nancy Burns
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 1994
The Formation Of American Local Governments written by Nancy Burns and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Why have Americans created thousands of new local governments in recent years, a rate much higher than population increases demand? Conflicts over local power--the power to tax, to issue bonds, and to provide services--have produced solutions that are often as ruthless as they are resourceful. The first text to illustrate the impact of creating new local governments, this compelling study provides an illuminating examination of the nature of local politics today. Skillfully combining case studies, institutional history, and quantitative analyses, Nancy Burns argues that economic interests, states, the federal government, and inventive individuals have changed the parameters of local institutions, thereby changing local politics. Rather than working for change within the existing system, countless groups have created new municipalities and "special districts," local governments that serve private interests more than the public good. Businesses and developers, who tend to initiate and dominate the process, often serve as organizational bases to help allied groups--such as wealthy homeowners--achieve their goals. Because of the autonomy that local governments enjoy in the U.S., the formation of these new governments has had an impact on the quality of life for many Americans. New boundaries, created mostly along race and class lines, determine access to education, housing, and basic services, allowing the privilege of exclusion to accompany the privilege of municipal management. Revealing the place of local institutions in the larger political spectrum, this landmark work offers students of urban politics and political science a unique look at the structural features of American local politics.