Local Government Law: Cases and Materials

Local Government Law: Cases and Materials
ISBN-10
031490879X
ISBN-13
9780314908797
Series
Local Government Law
Category
Decentralization in government
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
West Academic Publishing
Authors
David J. Barron, Gerald E. Frug, Richard Thompson Ford

Description

This law school casebook focuses on the advantages and difficulties involved in decentralizing power to cities (the city-state and city-federal relationships), the city-suburb divide (including the topics of sprawl and regionalism), and the structure of city government itself (issues like taxation, service delivery, and voting). The casebook combines case law with extensive excerpts from the urban studies literature, including history, political science, sociology, and planning. The new edition will update existing topics and will add material on important new issues, most notably immigration. It will also include, for the first time, readings on comparative and international local government law.

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