03490nam 22006612 450 991077858690332120230712234823.01-107-19406-797866123938461-282-39384-70-511-64780-80-511-80852-60-511-63276-20-511-65188-00-511-63155-30-511-63396-3(CKB)1000000000804246(EBL)461114(OCoLC)609845669(SSID)ssj0000338936(PQKBManifestationID)11234121(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338936(PQKBWorkID)10299331(PQKB)11749735(UkCbUP)CR9780511808524(MiAaPQ)EBC461114(Au-PeEL)EBL461114(CaPaEBR)ebr10349750(CaONFJC)MIL239384(EXLCZ)99100000000080424620141103d2009|||| uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImperfect union representation and taxation in multilevel governments /Christopher R. BerryCambridge :Cambridge University Press,2009.1 online resource (xiii, 255 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Political economy of institutions and decisions0-521-75835-1 0-521-76473-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: American Politics in 3D; 2 What's Special about Special-Purpose Governments?; 3 A Political Theory of Special-Purpose Government; 4 Piling On: The Problem of Concurrent Taxation; 5 Specialization and Quality; 6 Governing the Fiscal Commons; 7 Conclusion; Methodological Appendix; References; IndexImperfect Union offers the first political theory of special purpose jurisdictions, which constitute the most common form of local government in the United States today. Collectively, special purpose governments have more civilian employees than the federal government and spend more than all city governments combined. The proliferation of special purpose jurisdictions has fundamentally altered the nature of representation and taxation in local government. Citizens today are commonly represented by dozens - in some cases hundreds - of local officials in multiple layers of government. As a result, political participation in local elections is low and special interest groups associated with each function exert disproportionate influence. With multiple special-interest governments tapping the same tax base, the local tax base takes on the character of a common-pool resource, leading to familiar problems of overexploitation. Strong political parties can often mitigate the common-pool problem by informally coordinating the policies of multiple overlapping governments.Political economy of institutions and decisions.Special districtsUnited StatesLocal financeUnited StatesSpecial districtsLocal finance352.4/2190973Berry Christopher R.148826UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910778586903321Imperfect union3802872UNINA