Add to ORKGMost American cities are either too big or too small to serve the people who live in them in a cost-effective manner. The system that created them has ossified over time, making change difficult if not impossible. But short of wholesale change, there are some ways cities large and small can become both more responsive and most cost-effective
Big-city governments are a fact of American life. Over 7.3 million people live in the 309 square mil...
This paper is part of the IMFG Papers on Municipal Finance and Governance series. For a full list of...
This article examines the provision of public goods in an urban area and the effect voting has on th...
Most American cities are either too big or too small to serve the people who live in them in a cost-...
To be sure in some regions–as illustrated in other chapters–political culture and history engendered...
The highly fragmented nature of the political systems that govern America’s metropolitan areas contr...
Over the last twenty years, local officials have pioneered many new engagement processes, tools, and...
Does the current configuration of local government, centered on cities and counties, fit the needs o...
Amid increasing pressures to address complex issues not traditionally assigned to localities, Health...
The City (or Council) Manager--a career professional who handles budget, personnel, and implementati...
America’s local governments, while still evolving over time, trace their roots back to the English s...
Growth of many American cities into vast metropolitan communities of suburban cities, towns and vill...
Local government boundaries play an important role in the governance of metropolitan areas by defini...
This Article explains and defends the National League of Cities’ Principles of Home Rule for the 21s...
Instead of grandiose schemes like a global senate of mayors, this article advocates creating popular...
Big-city governments are a fact of American life. Over 7.3 million people live in the 309 square mil...
This paper is part of the IMFG Papers on Municipal Finance and Governance series. For a full list of...
This article examines the provision of public goods in an urban area and the effect voting has on th...
Most American cities are either too big or too small to serve the people who live in them in a cost-...
To be sure in some regions–as illustrated in other chapters–political culture and history engendered...
The highly fragmented nature of the political systems that govern America’s metropolitan areas contr...
Over the last twenty years, local officials have pioneered many new engagement processes, tools, and...
Does the current configuration of local government, centered on cities and counties, fit the needs o...
Amid increasing pressures to address complex issues not traditionally assigned to localities, Health...
The City (or Council) Manager--a career professional who handles budget, personnel, and implementati...
America’s local governments, while still evolving over time, trace their roots back to the English s...
Growth of many American cities into vast metropolitan communities of suburban cities, towns and vill...
Local government boundaries play an important role in the governance of metropolitan areas by defini...
This Article explains and defends the National League of Cities’ Principles of Home Rule for the 21s...
Instead of grandiose schemes like a global senate of mayors, this article advocates creating popular...
Big-city governments are a fact of American life. Over 7.3 million people live in the 309 square mil...
This paper is part of the IMFG Papers on Municipal Finance and Governance series. For a full list of...
This article examines the provision of public goods in an urban area and the effect voting has on th...