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An Overview Of Factors Affecting The Size Of Local Government

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  • Trueblood, Michael A.
  • Honadle, Beth Walter

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This paper reviews many factors affecting the size of local government. These factors include: current demographic trends and changes in alternative service delivery arrangements, theoretical schools of thought, evidence on economies of size, whether current local governments are managed efficiently, and legal and political factors.

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  • Trueblood, Michael A. & Honadle, Beth Walter, 1994. "An Overview Of Factors Affecting The Size Of Local Government," Staff Papers 13688, University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:umaesp:13688
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13688
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