Table of Contents

List of Figures and TablesPreface Part One: Theoretical Explorations1. Introduction: Regionalism and Institutional Collective ActionRichard C. Feiock 2. The Study of Metropolitan GovernanceRonald J. Oakerson 3. Game-Theoretic Models of Metropolitan CooperationAnnette Steinacker 4. Metropolitan Area Governance and Institutional Collective ActionStephanie S. Post Part Two: Empirical Investigations5. An Old Debate Confronts New Realities: Large Suburbs and Economic Development in the MetropolisPaul G. Lewis 6. Courting Business: Competition for Economic Development among CitiesMartin Johnson and Max Neiman 7. Institutional Collective Action: Social Capital and the Formation of Regional Partnerships Richard C. Feiock, Jill Tao, and Linda Johnson 8. Metropolitan Structure and the Sex BusinessElaine B. Sharp 9. Charter Schools as a Tool to Reform Local Schools by Transforming GovernanceMark Schneider and Jack Buckley 10. Whose Game Do We Play? Local Government Boundary Change and Metropolitan GovernanceJered B. Carr 11. Concluding Thoughts: Regionalism, Urban Politics, and GovernanceRichard C. Feiock ContributorsIndex

Promotional Information

What should we do about important public policy problems, from transportation to economic growth, that no longer fit the boundaries of our local governments? In this important new book, Feiock and his colleagues examine the role that area-wide strategies for governance can play. They look at the potential, through cooperation, and some of the problems, the competition. The result is an unusually thoughtful look at one of the most important issues of American politics. -- Donald F. Kettl, professor of public affairs and political science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

About the Author

Richard C. Feiock is a professor of public administration and policy at Florida State University.

Reviews

What should we do about important public policy problems, from transportation to economic growth, that no longer fit the boundaries of our local governments? In this important new book, Feiock and his colleagues examine the role that area-wide strategies for governance can play. They look at the potential, through cooperation, and some of the problems, the competition. The result is an unusually thoughtful look at one of the most important issues of American politics.--Donald F. Kettl, professor of public affairs and political science, University of Wisconsin-Madison