Institutional constraints and policy choice : an exploration of local governance / James C. Clingermayer and Richard C. Feiock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clingermayer, James C., author.

Feiock, Richard C., author.

Series:

SUNY series in public administration

SUNY series in Public Administration

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Municipal government--United States.

Municipal government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 151 p. )

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Institutional arrangements constitute the "rules of the game" for any civil and political society. To understand urban politics and policy making, including issues dealing with economic development, zoning, constituency representation, government borrowing, and service contract decisions, discovering institutional regularities is key. To achieve this the authors combine older institutional approaches emphasizing formal structure and governance organizations with newer approaches and transaction cost theory.

Institutional Constraints and Policy Choice contends that institutional arrangements both shape and are shaped by human behavior, and when combined with contextual factors and the uncertainty associated with leadership turnover provide the basis of understanding how decisions are made at the level of local government."--Jacket.

Contents:

Institutional Foundations of Local Governance

Institutional Incentives and Policy Choice

Constituencies, Contacting, and Casework

Leadership Turnover and the Delivery of City Services

Turnover, Time Horizons, and Credible Commitments: The Politics of Long-Term Obligations

External Constraints and Local Policy Choice

Conclusion: Institutions and Local Government.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [133]-148) and index.

ISBN:

9780791490945

0791490947