Empirical Analysis of the City Limits Typology

Longoria, Thomas

doi:10.1177/004208169403000105

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“…Longoria (1994), for example, finds that U.S. mayors' spending preferences are consistent with Peterson's suggestion that public officials prefer to spend public funds for development. Similar findings are presented by Saiz (1999), which suggest that mayors prefer to avoid redistributive policies and embrace developmental policies.…”

Section: Mayor-council Form Of Governmentsupporting

confidence: 53%

Inter-Jurisdictional Economic Development: A Political Institution Explanation for Policy Choice

Hawkins

2010

International Journal of Public Administration

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This study examines the role of formal institutions and rules of government in the formation of joint venture agreements for economic development. Research suggests local governing arrangements play an influential role in the policy area of local economic development. This study presents an argument that form of government provides incentives that influence the decision to establish a developmental, redistributive, or regional interjurisdictional agreement. The results of a multinomial logit model using survey data collected from 12 metropolitan areas provides evidence to support the hypotheses that unreformed governing institutions, compared to cities with an appointed professional manager, are more likely to form joint venture agreements that are developmental in nature.

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Section: Mayor-council Form Of Governmentsupporting

confidence: 53%

Inter-Jurisdictional Economic Development: A Political Institution Explanation for Policy Choice

Hawkins

2010

International Journal of Public Administration

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“…However, the two types are kept separate here because policy priorities for economic development are widespread among local decision makers (Liu & Vanderleeuw, 2004;Longoria, 1994;Saiz, 1999). According to empirical research, many local decision makers categorize and order their policy preferences according to the City Limits (1981) policy typology.…”

Section: Policy Decisions and Citizen Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, because liberals emphasize a more active role of government in dealing with public issues, the citizen ideology also will make a significant difference in allocational spending. Taking into account that the policy preference for local economic growth is widespread in local governments (e.g., Basolo, 2000;Liu & Vanderleeuw, 2004;Longoria, 1994;Peterson, 1981;Saiz, 1999;Schneider, 1989), I expects ideology to have little or no effect in developmental policy areas. …”

Section: Citizen Ideologymentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Effects of Community Quality of Life on Local Policy Decisions

Choi²

2014

Applied Research Quality Life

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There have been extensive debates on the factors that influence local policy decisions.Although many researchers have contributed to uncovering various influences such as political, economic, institutional, and demographic factors on local policy decisions, however, the concept of QoL rarely has used in extant literature. Local government spending is likely to be affected by citizen demands for achieving community well-being. Additionally, given that different policy functions variably affect local circumstances, the impact of QoL on local policy decisions will depend on the policy area. Hence, this study examined the relationship between QoL and local budgetary decisions based on Peterson's (1981) policy scheme of, three distinct policy arenas (developmental, allocational, and redistributive policy). In examining the relationship of QoL and city spending across policy functions, I also considered economic, political, institutional, and demographic factors, derived from various theoretical perspectives on local policy decisions.The relative influences of community QoL as well as other factors on local policy decisions were estimated by two-stage least squares regression analysis (2SLS) for developmental spending and by ordinary least squares (OLS) for allocational and redistributive spending. To measure community QoL, this study used 89,066 completed surveys from 167 communities in the United States for 2002-2008 are used. QoL appeared as a critical factor influencing local government expenditures in the three policy areas. The impact of QoL on local spending in the three areas differed depending on city income levels; city income levels then moderated local policy decisions.iii These findings suggest that local policy priorities adjusted in accordance with economic growth. Allocational policy functions also should be thought to be functions of cities geared toward giving them a competitive edge over other cities by meeting evolved citizen preferences for city amenities. These findings also point to distinct patterns of political activities in each policy arena. Given that community QoL reflects adjusted citizens' demands, I contend that community QoL can contribute to performance management by providing additional public information and a complementary performance indicator.iv

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“…The pursuit of such a policy agenda so clearly furthers the public interest that the need for substantial popular involvement in the decision-making process is minimal; all that is required is an experienced group of skilled professionals to administer a set of policies that enjoy widespread public support. Although Peterson's book drew considerable criticism from political scientists who felt he had oversimplified the dynamics of urban politics (Stone, 1989;Stone & Sanders, 1987;Swanstrom, 1988), the general pattern of market-driven, elite-dominated policy making has been identified in numerous scholarly studies (Cummings, 1988;Longoria, 1994;McGovern, 1997).…”

Section: The Mayor's Ideologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Ideology, Consciousness, and Inner-City Redevelopment: The Case of Stephen Goldsmith’s Indianapolis

McGovern

2003

Journal of Urban Affairs

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This article examines the impact of a mayor's ideology in shaping the political consciousness of prominent actors associated with community development and revitalizing distressed neighborhoods. Deviating from the pragmatic approaches to governing of many other recent mayors, Mayor Stephen Goldsmith of Indianapolis advocated a populist ideology based on limited government and citizen empowerment. Close inspection of Goldsmith's community development policies, however, reveals a surprisingly extensive deployment of public power and resources along with efforts to empower neighborhood organizations. Goldsmith's mixture of populist rhetoric and progressive behavior produced a contradictory consciousness among community leaders. Although virtually all applauded the mayor's emphasis on popular empowerment, some developed a populist distrust of government while others came to insist on aggressive government intervention as the key to neighborhood revitalization. Such conflicted perceptions about the role of government have simultaneously inhibited revitalization efforts while laying a cultural foundation for future activism within Indianapolis's neighborhoods.A new breed of mayors emerged during the 1990s promising a back-to-basics approach to urban governance. With federal support for large-scale social and economic development programs becoming less politically feasible, mayors like Ed Rendell of Philadelphia, Rudy Giuliani of New York, Richard Riorden of Los Angeles, and Dennis Archer of Detroit turned inward and searched for local solutions to chronic problems. That typically entailed a preoccupation with the traditional functions of municipal governmentÐlaw enforcement, education, infrastructure, sanitation, and parks and recreation. In their view, the key to reversing urban decline was to enhance the quality of life for city residents by simply improving the delivery of basic services. A premium was placed on making the administration of government as efficient and effective as possible and then using the savings to finance additional services or a reduction in taxes, both of which would

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Empirical Analysis of the City Limits Typology

Cited by 18 publications

References 13 publications

Inter-Jurisdictional Economic Development: A Political Institution Explanation for Policy Choice

Inter-Jurisdictional Economic Development: A Political Institution Explanation for Policy Choice

The Effects of Community Quality of Life on Local Policy Decisions

Ideology, Consciousness, and Inner-City Redevelopment: The Case of Stephen Goldsmith’s Indianapolis

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