Metropolitan Governance: Conflict,

Metropolitan Governance is the first book to bring together competing perspectives on the question and consequences of centralized vs. decentralized regional government. Presenting original contributions by some of the most notable names in the field of urban politics, this volume examines the organization of governments in metropolitan areas, and how that has an effect on both politics and policy.

List of Figures and Tables

ix

Preface

xi

PART ONE: THEORETICAL EXPLORATIONS

Introduction: Regionalism and Institutional Collective Action

3

(14)

Richard C. Feiock

The Study of Metropolitan Governance

17

(29)

Ronald J. Oakerson

Game-Theoretic Models of Metropolitan Cooperation

46

(21)

Annette Steinacker

Metropolitan Area Governance and Institutional Collective Action

67

(28)

Stephanie S. Post

PART TWO: EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS

An Old Debate Confronts New Realities: Large Suburbs and Economic Development in the Metropolis

95

(29)

Paul G. Lewis

Courting Business: Competition for Economic Development among Cities

124

(23)

Martin Johnson

Max Neiman

Institutional Collective Action: Social Capital and the Formation of Regional Partnerships

147

(12)

Richard C. Feiock

Jill Tao

Linda Johnson

Metropolitan Structure and the Sex Business

159

(24)

Elaine B. Sharp

Charter Schools as a Tool to Reform Local Schools by Transforming Governance

183

(29)

Mark Schneider

Jack Buckley

Whose Game Do We Play? Local Government Boundary Change and Metropolitan Governance

212

(28)

Jered B. Carr

Concluding Thoughts: Regionalism, Urban Politics, and Governance

240

(9)

Richard C. Felock

Contributors

249

(4)

Index

253

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Metropolitan Governance: Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation

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