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9780822955993

Debt Wish

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  • ISBN13:

    9780822955993

  • ISBN10:

    0822955997

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-04-25
  • Publisher: Univ of Pittsburgh Pr
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Summary

Albert Sbragia considers American urban government as an investor whether for building infrastructure or supporting economic development. Over time, such investment has become disconnected from the normal political and administrative processes of local policymaking through the use of special public spending authorities like water and sewer commissions and port, turnpike, and public power authorities. Sbragia explores how this entrepreneurial activity developed and how federal and state policies facilitated or limited it. She also analyzes the implications of cities creating innovative, special-purpose quasi-governments to circumvent and dilute state control over city finances, diluting their own authority in the process.

Author Biography

Alberta M. Sbragia is professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh and director of the Center for West European Studies.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introductionp. 1
State Governments as Entrepreneursp. 19
Cities as Investorsp. 44
The Provision of Services: Municipal Government, Technology, and Debtp. 62
The Institutionalization of Limitsp. 80
Circumvention by Law and Marketp. 102
Circumvention by Law and Governmentp. 135
Local Entrepreneurship via Tax Exemptionp. 163
Washington Takes Controlp. 188
Conclusionp. 210
Notesp. 223
Bibliographyp. 265
Indexp. 289
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