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How “Rational” Is Urban Public Corruption?

open access: yesUrban Science
This article reviews the literature on both (a) the general theory of public corruption and its evolution over time; and (b) the history of urban public corruption during the modern period into the present. In addition, this article conducts a historical
Cameron Elliott Gordon
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Can competition among local governments constrain government spending? [PDF]

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An examination of the relationship between the number of local governmental units and the share of personal income going to local government expenditures, considering competition among both general-purpose and single-purpose government units.Expenditures,
Randall W. Eberts, Timothy J. Gronberg
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Advancing the collaborative and democratic practices of policy innovation labs with community engaged scholarship

open access: yesPolicy Design and Practice
‘Collaborative public sector innovation’ (CPSI) captures intersectoral collaborations aimed at using new ideas and approaches to solve complex societal problems. An important site of study in this area has been policy innovation labs (PILs), research and
Leah Levac, Wai Yin Chan
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Characterizing New Channels of Communication: A Case Study of Municipal 311 Requests in Edmonton, Canada

open access: yesUrban Planning, 2016
City governments around the world are developing and expanding how they connect to citizens. Technologies play an important role in making this connection, and one frequent way that cities connect with citizens is through 311-style request systems.
Qing Lu, Peter A. Johnson
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Municipal Bonds : Is India ready for more? [PDF]

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In India, municipal development projects benefiting the public often get impeded by the political and institutional framework of the Central Government. In many cases in India, a major constraint is financing these projects. According to the 12th Finance
Chandrasekaran, Pravin, Katayama, Roy
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Municipal government in Great Britain [PDF]

open access: yes, 1903
Citation: Spilman, Harold Addison. Municipal government in Great Britain. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1903.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: Within the last few years events in some of our larger cities have ...
Spilman, Harold Addison
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Local Government Action and Antitrust Policy: An Economic Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 1984
At least partly as a result of the Supreme Court decision in Community Communications Co. v. City of Boulder, cities are facing antitrust challenges to their rights to franchise cable television systems.
Brennan, Timothy J.   +3 more
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On the measurement and impact of fiscal decentralization [PDF]

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The typical post-Bretton Woods era development approach that emphasized central government-led development efforts has changed dramatically, and local governments have clearly emerged as players in development policy. The thinking about what is important
Ebel, Robert D., Yilmaz, Serdar
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