Diversity in the American States: Updating the Sullivan Index
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 71-71
ISSN: 0048-5950
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In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 71-71
ISSN: 0048-5950
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 31-31
ISSN: 0048-5950
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 14, Heft 2, S. 67-67
ISSN: 0048-5950
In: The American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 113-125
ISSN: 1552-3357
Using data from a 1987 nationwide survey of U.S. cities of 25,000 population and above, this research analyzes the formal authority and the informal powers associated with the office of mayor. We divide cities by mayor-council or council-manager form. The findings confirm that elected chief executives in mayoral cities possess considerably more formal authority than their counterparts in manager communities, yet informal mayoral powers are quite comparable among these two forms of government. Using ANOVA (GLS), we also predict variations in mayoral power using five demographic and political variables. Among mayor-council cities, location in a central city and large size are the best explanatory variables. For manager cities, regional location and the presence of partisan ballots and ward elections are the best predictors of mayoral power.
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 26, S. 113-125
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 113-127
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 24, Heft 2, S. 215-229
ISSN: 0190-292X
In: Social science quarterly, Band 77, Heft 2, S. 314
ISSN: 0038-4941
In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 23, Heft 2, S. 231-246
ISSN: 0190-292X
In: Urban affairs quarterly, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 256-275
Beginning in the late 1970s and accelerating during the 1980s, U.S. cities lost substantial federal assistance. This research identifies those cities that were especially dependent on federal transfer payments both before and after most of the cuts had been made. The authors also analyze changes in municipal fiscal behavior between 1975 and 1987. In 1975, the most aid-dependent places were central cities suffering both socioeconomic and fiscal stress. Only central city status and socioeconomic hardship were primary predictors of aid dependency 12 years later. The second stage of the analysis shows, unexpectedly, that the loss of federal funds was not a significant influence on the fiscal decisions made in this large group of cities.
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 45, Heft 4, S. 985-999
ISSN: 1938-274X
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 52, Heft 5, S. 438
ISSN: 1540-6210
In: The Western political quarterly: official journal of Western Political Science Association, Band 45, S. 985-999
ISSN: 0043-4078
Compares state and federal redistribution of assistance to local US school districts.
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 52, S. 438-446
ISSN: 0033-3352
In: Urban affairs quarterly, Band 27, Heft 1, S. 128-144
A model of intergovernmental service contracting is tested for U.S. cities of 25,000 and over population. In this model, the decision process is assumed to be shaped by many of the same forces that affect contracting to the private sector, namely, cost considerations, fiscal pressures, and political influences. Considerable support is found for the model, although fiscal stress is not a major impetus for contracting with other jurisdictions. The presence of a city manager facilitates greater intergovernmental contracting, although restrictive state laws limit such arrangements. Above all, when local officials fear loss of service control, less intergovernmental contracting occurs.