Joint Ventures, Economic Development Policy, and the Role of Local Governing Institutions

    Authors

    C. V. Hawkins;R. Feiock

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Amer. Rev. Public Adm.

    Keywords

    governance; economic/community development; local and urban public; administration/governance; COLLECTIVE ACTION; METROPOLITAN-AREAS; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNANCE; CITY; REGIONALISM; COOPERATION; NETWORKS; CITIES; REPRESENTATION; Public Administration

    Abstract

    The "rules of the game" embodied in municipal government institutions constrain as well as provide opportunities for local government officials to capture individual benefits related to policy action. Whether the projected benefits of cooperation are localized or community-wide are hypothesized to combine with the political incentives produced under different forms of government to influence the likelihood local officials will enter into an economic development joint venture with other local governments. Analysis pooling survey data from the same cities at two time points provides evidence that prior agreements influence future cooperative actions and that joint ventures are more likely when there are localized benefits combined with mayor-council government, or when broader benefits are pursued under manager-council form of government.

    Journal Title

    American Review of Public Administration

    Volume

    41

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-2011

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    329

    Last Page

    347

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000289263200006

    ISSN

    0275-0740

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