Proliferation of Governments

Meeting Challenges and Segregating Citizens


Exposé Écrit pour un Séminaire / Cours, 2009

4 Pages, Note: 1,3


Résumé ou Introduction

Over 40 years ago, it was hard to imagine that the most numerous local governments in the United States would be special districts. They outnumber every other form of government and counted 35,052 in 2002. Special districts emerged in California especially after the 1970s, when cities and urban areas formed new local governments. At the periphery of urban areas, residential development with a low density occurred – this ‘sprawl’ came along with the creation of cookie-cutter suburbs. Special districts were formed to provide a single service for areas, thereby crossing the boundaries of cities and counties. These special authorities played the major role in the proliferation of governments in California which led to fragmentation and decentralization (‘political sprawl’) (Lecture 10/14/09). In the following essay, I will show that this multiplication of governments in regard to special districts is not per se a critical development in urban politics but rather is the separation of citizens in newly formed municipalities from the socioeconomic problems of urban areas. I will first explain the fiscal crisis and role of Proposition 13 in California (1978). Then, I will outline causes and consequences of the proliferation of local governments. With reference to the example of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, I will provide arguments that support my thesis of the important role special districts have. [...]

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Titre
Proliferation of Governments
Sous-titre
Meeting Challenges and Segregating Citizens
Université
San Diego State University  (Political Science Department)
Cours
Urban Politics
Note
1,3
Auteur
Année
2009
Pages
4
N° de catalogue
V141676
ISBN (ebook)
9783640507214
ISBN (Livre)
9783640507085
Taille d'un fichier
383 KB
Langue
anglais
Mots clés
proliferation, government, segregation, sprawl, suburb, downtown, ageny, california, kalifornien, prop, proposition, 13, fragmentation, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, water district, fiscalizing, land use, incorporation, county, mwd, tax, infrastructure, erie, chinatown, Lakewood Plan, tiebout
Citation du texte
Renard Teipelke (Auteur), 2009, Proliferation of Governments, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/141676

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