Counties As Service Delivery Agents: Changing Expectations and Roles - Couverture rigide

Benton, J. Edwin

 
9780275976545: Counties As Service Delivery Agents: Changing Expectations and Roles
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0275976548 ISBN 13 : 9780275976545
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 2002

Synopsis

Counties generally fulfill three service roles: traditional or state-mandated; local or municipal; and regional or urban. Benton has written the first scholarly treatment of county governments as providers of all three of these types of services, dispelling the notion that counties are mere providers of services they are mandated to perform by their state governments. County governments in the United States have become increasingly important as service providers over the past several decades, vis-a-vis municipalities and townships. These services change over time and vary from region to region.

Variations in the roles that county governments play in the provision of traditional, local, and regional service are explained. Therefore, in addition to examining multiple indicators of service roles for all 3,043 counties in the United States, the analysis is extended to investigate the influence of political, state constitutions, statutes, and financial aid, population growth patterns, metropolitan/non-metropolitan status, and form of government.

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À propos de l'auteur

J. EDWIN BENTON is Professor in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0275976548
ISBN 13 
9780275976545
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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