In Local Hands : Village Government Incorporation and Dissolution in New York State

Parshall, Lisa K.

State University of New York Press（2023/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 307 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781438492469
• DDC分類 320.85909747

Full Description

The first comprehensive study of village government formation and dissolution in New York State.

In Local Hands examines the contemporary (post-2010) village government dissolution movement and renewed state-level effort to encourage local government restructuring against the backdrop of evolving statutory authority, growing fiscal pressures, and state incentives. Drawing on multiple disciplines, Lisa K. Parshall explores the contemporary village dissolution movement in New York State, the impetus behind these reforms, and the impact of the state-level policies and incentives that are driving a growing number of local communities to consider local government reorganization through the elimination of villages as governing entities. Parshall explores the social, political, and narrative contexts in which these community-level debates occur, providing us with a study of local democracy in action and of the power of local control over the creation and dissolution of local governing entities. With its dual within and cross-case study focus on New York State villages, In Local Hands is both timeless and timely, providing valuable contributions to the study of municipal development and reorganization.

Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction: In Local Hands

Part I: The Legal and Policy Framework

1. Incorporating Villages

2. Dissolving Villages

3. The Empowerment Act

Part II: The Political and Social Context

4. Fiscal Incentives and Pressures

5. The Political Contexts of Dissolution

6. Narrative Policy Persuasion in the Dissolution Debate

7. Explaining Municipal Reorganization Success and Failure

Appendixes
Notes
References
Index