Counties as service delivery agents : changing expectations and roles / J. Edwin Benton ; foreword by John Kincaid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benton, J. Edwin, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

County government--United States.

County government.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Summary:

Examines shifts in traditional, local, and regional county service provisions between 1962 and 1997.

Contents:

1. County Government Growth in the United States 1

2. County Government Service Roles: Yesterday and Today 15

3. Patterns and Trends in County Service Delivery 39

4. Traditional Government Services of Counties 71

5. Local Government Services of Counties 115

6. Regional Government Services of Counties 151

7. Evolving Service Roles of County Governments: The Future 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-214) and index.

ISBN:

0275976548

OCLC:

49285378