Regional Governance in the United States: For Whom?

R L Morrill
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R L Morrill: Department of Geography, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA

Environment and Planning C, 1989, vol. 7, issue 1, 13-26

Abstract: In response to problems of jurisdictional fragmentation in American metropolitan areas, many efforts at regional governance have been undertaken. Few are successful. In most areas, area-wide problems are dealt with by specialized functional entities. The universal avoidance of regional general-purpose governance is analyzed through consideration of the motivations and attitudes of the actors (businesses, governments, citizens) in particular American cities, including Seattle. It is argued that the strongest force against regionalization is the fear of redistribution of real income.

Date: 1989
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