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Patterns and the Determinants of Interlocal Cooperation in American Cities and Counties

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  • Changhoon Jung
  • Juchan Kim

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This study analyzes the patterns and determinants of interlocal cooperation by examining the interlocal expenditures made in 2,684 American cities with a population over 10,000 and all 3,034 counties for the fiscal year 2002. This study found that metropolitan cities that have access to numerous municipal service providers in a county are more actively involved in interlocal cooperation than those that do not have such access. In the case of counties, city-dominated counties that have professional county administrators (or council-elected executives) are more likely to be involved in interlocal cooperative arrangements than countydominated rural counties with no professional county administrators (or elected county executives). This is because professional county administrators (or council-elected executives) in city-dominated counties could easily find municipal service providers in their county. Thus, the availability of qualified municipal service providers appears to be one of the most important factors in facilitating interlocal cooperation in American cities and counties. This study also found that the pattern and the level of interlocal cooperation diverge somewhat between cities and counties, in part due to differences in the functional responsibility between counties and cities.

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  • Changhoon Jung & Juchan Kim, 2009. "Patterns and the Determinants of Interlocal Cooperation in American Cities and Counties," International Review of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(1), pages 11-25, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rrpaxx:v:14:y:2009:i:1:p:11-25
    DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2009.10805144
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    1. Germà Bel & Mildred E. Warner, 2016. "Factors explaining inter-municipal cooperation in service delivery: a meta-regression analysis," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 19(2), pages 91-115, April.
    2. Joseph T. Campbell & Linda M. Lobao & Michael R. Betz, 2017. "Collaborative Counties: Questioning the Role of Civil Society," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 31(3), pages 228-243, August.
    3. Sungho Park & Craig S. Maher & Carol Ebdon, 2020. "Interlocal Collaboration and Local Fiscal Structure: Do State Incentives Matter?," Public Budgeting & Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(2), pages 20-43, June.

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