Local Government Consolidation in the United States
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Table of Contents

List of Figures

xi

List of Tables

xiii

Foreword

xvii

Preface

xix

Acknowledgments

xxiii

Chapter 1: Introduction

1

Determinants and Effects of City-County Consolidation

2

Potential Savings From Consolidation

4

Aggregate Estimates

5

Data and Modeling Strategy for Functional
Area Estimates

6

Estimates for Functional Areas

12

Chapter 2: Government Consolidation

15

Determinants of Consolidation

17

Conclusions

32

Chapter 3: The Impact of Government Consolidation

35

Consolidation and Government Spending

36

Consolidation and Quality of Service Provision

37

Consolidation and Economic Development

38

Consolidation and Personnel Issues

40

Studies on the Size of Local Government

41

The Impact of City-County Consolidation

43

Conclusions

54