Table 1.1. Local government services considered
in this book.

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Table 2.1. Variable definitions and sources.

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Table 2.2. Descriptive statistics, sample with
population growth.

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Table 2.3. Descriptive statistics, sample with minority
population growth.

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Table 2.4. Regression results for consolidation
referendum models.

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Table 3.1. Variable definitions for government
spending model.

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Table 3.2. Descriptive statistics for the size
of government model.

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Table 3.3. The impact of consolidation on local
government employment and expenditures.

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Table 3.4. Consolidation and economic development.

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Table 4.1. Summary statistics for aggregate estimates.

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Table 4.2. Local government scale economies in Indiana,
1988–2003.

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