Exploring boundaries in governance : intergovernamental boundary agreements
By: TAYLOR, Gary D
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Contributor(s): BASSETT, Ellen M.
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ArticlePublisher: Georgia, USA : Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 2008State and Local Government Review 39, 3, p. 119-130Abstract: Municipal boundaries, the rules under which they are established, and the entitlements they create are the sub-ject of considerable debate and analysis. Previous work has overlooked state legislative attempts to modify the contentious rules of this system. This article describes the findings of a study of state enabling legislation that permits intergovernmental boundary agreements. Al-though numerous states have adopted such legislation, the agreements differ in procedural requirements and in substantive provisions related to boundary changes, tax base sharing, and land-use planning. As long as socioe-conomic problems persist in metropolitan areas, municipal boundariesand the implications they have for local autonomywill remain an important policy issue
Municipal boundaries, the rules under which they are established, and the entitlements they create are the sub-ject of considerable debate and analysis. Previous work has overlooked state legislative attempts to modify the contentious rules of this system. This article describes the findings of a study of state enabling legislation that permits intergovernmental boundary agreements. Al-though numerous states have adopted such legislation, the agreements differ in procedural requirements and in substantive provisions related to boundary changes, tax base sharing, and land-use planning. As long as socioe-conomic problems persist in metropolitan areas, municipal boundariesand the implications they have for local autonomywill remain an important policy issue
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