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9780472086221

Polycentricity and Local Public Economies

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  • ISBN13:

    9780472086221

  • ISBN10:

    0472086227

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-02-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr
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Summary

The study of metropolitan political economies in the United States has provided much of the intellectual inspiration for the research of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University. The readings collected in Polycentricity and Local Public Economies present an overview of the results of this research program on police services and metropolitan governance as well as enduring lessons for institutional analysis and public policy. Polycentricity and Local Public Economiespresents both explorations of broad general concepts and specific empirical analyses. The many interactions between the two modes of analysis provide valuable insights for the reader. Readings in the first section cover basic theoretical concepts and analytical distinctions that apply to the study of institutions generally. The second section includes conceptual pieces specifically addressed to the nature of governance in metropolitan areas, while section three reports on a series of empirical studies of police performance. Section four again broadens the focus to highlight the overall organization of local public economies. The final section discusses conceptual advances that have continuing relevance for research and policy debates. Contributors include William Blomquist, Kathryn Firmin-Sellers, Roy Gardner, Dele Olowu, Elinor Ostrom, Vincent Ostrom, Amos Sawyer, Edella Schlager, Shui Yan Tang, Wai Fung Lam, and James S. Wunsch. Michael McGinnis is Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Co-Associate Director, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
viii
List of Tables
x
Series Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xviii
Introduction 1(30)
Michael D. McGinnis
Part I. Conceptual Foundations of Institutional Analysis
The Organization of Government in Metropolitan Areas: A Theoretical Inquiry
31(21)
Vincent Ostrom
Charles M. Tiebout
Robert Warren
Polycentricity (Part 1)
52(23)
Vincent Ostrom
Public Goods and Public Choices
75(32)
Vincent Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom
Part II. Frameworks for the Study of Public Economies
A Behavioral Approach to the Study of Intergovernmental Relations
107(12)
Vincent Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom
Polycentricity (Part 2)
119(20)
Vincent Ostrom
Metropolitan Reform: Propositions Derived from Two Traditions
139(24)
Elinor Ostrom
Part III. Empirical Research on Police Services
Why Do We Need Multiple Indicators of Public Service Outputs?
163(13)
Elinor Ostrom
Does Local Community Control of Police Make a Difference? Some Preliminary Findings
176(27)
Elinor Ostrom
Gordon p. Whitaker
Community Control and Governmental Responsiveness: The Case of Police in Black Neighborhoods
203(29)
Elinor Ostrom
Gordon P. Whitaker
Size and Performance in a Federal System
232(33)
Elinor Ostrom
Part IV. Implications for Metropolitan Governance
Defining and Measuring Structural Variations in Interorganizational Arrangements
265(19)
Elinor Ostrom
Roger B. Parks
Gordon P. Whitaker
Neither Gargantua nor Land of Lilliputs: Conjectures on Mixed Systems of Metropolitan Organization
284(22)
Elinor Ostrom
Roger B. Parks
Citizen Voice and Public Entrepreneurship: The Organizational Dynamic of a Complex Metropolitan County
306(23)
Ronald J. Oakerson
Roger B. Parks
Fiscal, Service, and Political Impacts of Indianapolis-Marion County's Unigov
329(20)
William Blomquist
Roger B. Parks
Do We Really Want to Consolidate Urban Areas? [It's Like Deja Vu All Over Again]
349(6)
Roger B. Parks
Part V. Continuing Challenges for Research and Policy
Complex Models of Urban Service Systems
355(26)
Roger B. Parks
Elinor Ostrom
Consumers as Coproducers of Public Services: Some Economic and Institutional Considerations
381(12)
Roger B. Parks
Paula C. Baker
Larry L. Kiser
Ronald J. Oakerson
Elinor Ostrom
Vincent Ostrom
Stephen L. Percy
Martha Vandivort
Gordon P. Whitaker
Rick K. Wilson
Suggested Further Readings 393(4)
Contributors 397(4)
Index 401

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