COMPETITION AND COOPERATION: LOCAL GOVERNMENT JOINT VENTURES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Authors

    C. V. Hawkins

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Urban Aff.

    Keywords

    METROPOLITAN AREAS; COLLECTIVE ACTION; RATIONAL CHOICE; ORGANIZATION; REGIONALISM; GOVERNANCE; PARTNERSHIPS; CITIES; POLICY; STATE; Urban Studies

    Abstract

    Voluntary cooperative arrangements are increasingly being established among local governments for economic development purposes. This article extends the institutional collective action framework to economic development to investigate the conditions under which local government units overcome transaction costs to establish joint ventures. Data were derived from a survey of intergovernmental relations for 206 local governments with a population of 10,000 or more in 12 metropolitan areas. The findings of a logistic regression analysis indicate that endogenous resources, such as cooperative norms and trust, as well as the local and regional context, influence cooperation.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Urban Affairs

    Volume

    32

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    253

    Last Page

    275

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000277004900005

    ISSN

    0735-2166

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