SAVITCH, H.V <br/><br/>
Metropolitan Consolidation versus Metropolitan Governance in Luisville 

 -  2000 
<br/><br/> Two paths  to New Regionalism are being pursued in American metropolises. One route, metropolitan consolidation, focuses on restructuring formal government. The other route, metropolitan governance, aims to restructure intergovernmental relations and processes. In a case study of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, the authors compare the two approaches. Following two failed efforts at city-county consolidation, Luisville-Jefferson County forged a city-county compact to bring about metropolitan governance, even in the absence of metropolitan government. The compact provides dor tax sharing, joint service provision , and a moratorium on new municipal incorporation or annexation. Civic leaders are now calling for metropolitan  consolidation. An alternative proposal for the creation of the federated city that would have built on the compact was rejected. After considering both approaches, the authors conclude that a governance strategy will better advance the agenda of New Regionalism