Political participation and city county consolidation : Jacksonville-duval county
By: SEAMON, Fred.
Contributor(s): FEIOCK, Richard C.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: New York : Marcel Dekker, 1995International Journal of Public Administration - IJPA 18, 11, p. 1741-1752Abstract: This article analyzes the effect of consolidation on the perception of power and influence in city and county government. It focuses specifically on the political effects of consolidated government by examining the extant literature and assessing the political impacts of consolidated government in Jacksonville-Duval County. Using an interrupted time series analysis of voter participation, taxes, and expenditures were examined to determine the impact on consolidation and to explore the consequences of administrative reform.This article analyzes the effect of consolidation on the perception of power and influence in city and county government. It focuses specifically on the political effects of consolidated government by examining the extant literature and assessing the political impacts of consolidated government in Jacksonville-Duval County. Using an interrupted time series analysis of voter participation, taxes, and expenditures were examined to determine the impact on consolidation and to explore the consequences of administrative reform.
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