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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"special district"”.
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The applicability of special district and public authority government to regional transportation.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1974. B.S.
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Comparing Students' Perspectives on a Rural University's Special District Police Department and Student's Traditional Hometown Police Departments
… traditional hometown police departments and special district police. This study targeted a specific population, college students, that needs additional research to understand what factors contribute to their perceptions of police. This study gathered students’ perceptions of police using an …
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The Negro Standard of Living in St. Louis
… class generally, and of the Negroes in the special district investigated, should be postponed until a more normal period. However, it seems even more vital to study any group during the less pleasant times. In the case of this particular survey we find out more of the actual position of the …
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Democratic Voices Speaking Loudly: Does Public Participation Yield Accountability In Special Purpose Governments?
… units identified as either general purpose or special purpose governments. The latter are often aligned with, but operate independently of, general purpose governments. Even as these special purpose or special district governments have shown extraordinary growth relative to their general …
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The effect of voter control on public policy
… over local education policy in Virginia school districts. In this case, policy is unaffected when voter power is increased. The third and final empirical chapter examines what happens when voters gain control over fire protection policy in Illinois special district governments. In this case, the …
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Why Cities Fail: Local Political Institutions and the Fates of Metropolitan Economies
… government); and 3) the prevalence of special district governments (representing the ability to obtain policy outcomes by creating independent, specialized governments). To examine the economic effects of these institutions, I consider their characteristics in light of a three-stage …
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The role of special districts in the efficient provision of local public services
In this study the role of special districts in providing local public services is assessed. Using economic theory, it is determined, theoretically, that special districts do provide an institution by which consumption, production, and distributional efficiency in the provision of local public goods …
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Invisible Suburbs: Privatized Growth in Suburban Metropolitan Denver, 1950-2000
… number of governmental entities called “special districts” to provide infrastructure and public services to their developments, and designing and building enormous communities that were cities in all but name. These “invisible suburbs” overwhelmed county, regional, and state efforts to …
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THREE ESSAYS ON THE LINKS BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND PUBLIC FINANCE
… examines the determinants of the rapid growth of special districts, while the next two essays estimate the effects on property values of school district consolidation and village dissolution in New York State, respectively. Together, the three essays contribute to our understanding of the causes …