The regional governing of metropolitan America / David Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, David.

Series:

Essentials in public policy and administration.

Essentials of public policy and administration series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan government--United States.

Metropolitan government.

United States.

Municipal government--United States.

Municipal government.

Physical Description:

xii, 161 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Westview, 2002.

Summary:

Regional Governance of Metropolitan America compares and contrasts governance strategies being adopted -- or considered -- in regions throughout North America. These strategies find their final tests in dealing with issues such as the deep socio-economic gulf between poor cities and affluent suburbs, physical sprawl from urban growth and its environmental and social consequences, and America's hesitation in creating effective systems of coordinated governance for city-states. Utilizing a historical review of the development of the current legal framework within which municipalities have been organized, the book then examines the competing theoretical frameworks, assessing what makes for a successful governance strategy in a region.

Contents:

2 Financial Overview of the State and Local Governments System 11

State and Local Revenues 11

State and Local Expenditures 15

3 Defining Types of Local Government 19

County Government 21

Municipal Governments 25

Special/School District Government 41

Activities of Counties and Municipalities 47

4 Metropolitan Regions in the United States 51

Definition of Metropolitan Regions 51

Variation in Metropolitan Regions 54

5 Difference in State Systems and Metropolitan Areas 59

The Descriptive Analysis 62

The Explanatory Analysis 67

The Metropolitan Power Diffusion Index 75

6 The Classic Debate in the Organization of Metropolitan Regions 89

The Metropolitan Region as an Organic Whole 90

The Polycentric Region 94

7 Defining Regionalism and Approaches to Regionalism 99

Coordinating Regionalism 102

Administrative Regionalism 106

Fiscal Regionalism 109

Structural Regionalism 119

8 Metropolitan Issues 125

The Role of Metropolitan Structure

Race and Economics 126

The Role of Structure

Maintaining Fiscal Equity between Jurisdictions 130.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

081333991X

081339807X

OCLC:

49889340