On Government Structure and Spending: The Effects of Management Form and Separation of Powers

Rebecca J. Campbell and Geoffrey K. Turnbull
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Rebecca J. Campbell: Department of Economics, Mississippi State University, 326 McCool Hall, PO Box DF, MS State, MS 39762, USA, geocon@msn.com
Geoffrey K. Turnbull: Department of Economics, Georgia State University, Suite 1215, Urban Life Building, 140 Decatur Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA, gturrebull@gsu.edu
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Rebecca 'Becky' Campbell Smith

Urban Studies, 2003, vol. 40, issue 1, 23-34

Abstract: This paper contributes to the on-going debate over how government form affects spending. It broadens the previous focus on elected versus professional management to address the separation of legislative and executive powers. The empirical results reveal spending differences between governments with separation of powers and those with unified powers only for Southern counties of the US. In addition, for all regions and time-periods, professional or elected executive management does not significantly affect either municipal or county spending.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1080/00420980220080141

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