"TR-139-HE"--Back cover.
Why study approaches to local governance?
Is there a relationship between regional performance and local governance?
Components of local government quality
How are public services provided?
Measuring government performance
How much and what kinds of taxes are collected?
Taxes, fairness, and metrics
How does local government affect investment and location decisions?
Fractured governance and perverse incentives
Models of county and regional governance
One-tier consolidation
Two-tier restructuring
Three-tier reform
Towards a model of governance for Allegheny County
Implications for governance in Allegheny County
Analysis of government expenditures on public services in Allegheny County.
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A research agenda for assessing the impact of fragmented governance on southwestern Pennsylvania. ISBN 0833036394. Published by Rand in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
