The Demand for Local Public Services, Spillovers, and Urban Decay: The Case of Public Libraries

A. G. Holtmann, T. Tabasz and W. Kruse
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A. G. Holtmann: State University of New York—Binghamton
T. Tabasz: Miami University (Ohio)
W. Kruse: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Public Finance Review, 1976, vol. 4, issue 1, 97-113

Abstract: This paper focuses on the demand for library services by nonresidents of the community which finances the library. For several middle-size metropolitan areas in New York, it is shown that nonresidents contribute substantially to the financial burden of supporting a library. In addition, while the core areas's ability to support libraries is likely to decrease in the future, the demand for library services by nonresidents is likely to increase. This may lead to a change in the current scheme of local financing used by many public libraries in the United States.

Date: 1976
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DOI: 10.1177/109114217600400108

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