Add to ORKGIMFG PaperSince the implementation of its 1970 Constitution, Illinois has granted home rule to any municipality with a population exceeding 25,000 and allowed municipalities below that population threshold to adopt home rule by referendum. This paper studies the question of whether the local government autonomy conferred through home rule promotes fiscally sustainable policies. A difference-in-differences estimation shows that home rule enlarges the public sector but improves operating surpluses. There is no evidence that home rule causes an increase in the debt burden, although it does cause a marked substitution of general obligation bonds for other forms of debt instruments.Institute on Municipal Finance and Governanc
Theories of fiscal federalism argue a decentralized system of governance increases efficiency becaus...
There is broad consensus across different studies in considering decentralisation as a critical fact...
This paper provides a direct test of whether the availability of the local voter initiative and reca...
IMFG PaperSince the implementation of its 1970 Constitution, Illinois has granted home rule to any m...
This paper focuses on the question of whether home rule authority as granted under the Illinois Cons...
Abstract. This paper focuses on the question of whether home rule authority as granted under the Ill...
This article examines the popular notion that elected officials, particularly at the local level, ca...
Abstract. This article examines the popular notion that elected officials, par-ticularly at the loca...
This dissertation focuses on relationships between state and local governments. Of particular intere...
The issues facing Illinois cities are equally, if not more, important today as in 1970 and will requ...
This Article examines and assesses the use of the home rule powers which were granted to local gover...
Recent years have seen high profile cases of municipal government failure and state takeover in Amer...
On July 1, 1971, for the first time home rule became an option available to Illinois municipalities...
In this study of municipalities over 25,000 in population in 49 U.S. states, the author tests whethe...
Home rule power gives local governments greater authority to obtain and manage fiscal resources and ...
Theories of fiscal federalism argue a decentralized system of governance increases efficiency becaus...
There is broad consensus across different studies in considering decentralisation as a critical fact...
This paper provides a direct test of whether the availability of the local voter initiative and reca...
IMFG PaperSince the implementation of its 1970 Constitution, Illinois has granted home rule to any m...
This paper focuses on the question of whether home rule authority as granted under the Illinois Cons...
Abstract. This paper focuses on the question of whether home rule authority as granted under the Ill...
This article examines the popular notion that elected officials, particularly at the local level, ca...
Abstract. This article examines the popular notion that elected officials, par-ticularly at the loca...
This dissertation focuses on relationships between state and local governments. Of particular intere...
The issues facing Illinois cities are equally, if not more, important today as in 1970 and will requ...
This Article examines and assesses the use of the home rule powers which were granted to local gover...
Recent years have seen high profile cases of municipal government failure and state takeover in Amer...
On July 1, 1971, for the first time home rule became an option available to Illinois municipalities...
In this study of municipalities over 25,000 in population in 49 U.S. states, the author tests whethe...
Home rule power gives local governments greater authority to obtain and manage fiscal resources and ...
Theories of fiscal federalism argue a decentralized system of governance increases efficiency becaus...
There is broad consensus across different studies in considering decentralisation as a critical fact...
This paper provides a direct test of whether the availability of the local voter initiative and reca...