Contents
List of Tables
Preface
I. Simplifying Complexity: Markets, Models, and Local Politics
1. The Local Market for Public Goods
2. Actors, Interests, and Constraints
II. Disagreement Over the Allocation of Local Resources
3. Surburban Expenditure Patterns
5. Suburban Public Employment: The Size and Wages of the Local Public Work Force
6. The Flypaper Effect: Bureaucrats and Residents in Conflict
III. The Pursuit of Higher Service/Tax Ratios
7. Local Wealth and Personal Income
8. Economic Development of Local Communities
9. Maximizing the Local Tax Base
10. Intergovernmental Aid as a Local Resource
IV. Conclusion
11. Local Markets and the Future Study of Local Politics
Appendices
Notes
References
Index