In Local Hands
Village Government Incorporation and Dissolution in New York State
1st Edition
Published on 1. March 2023
307 pages
978-1-4384-9247-6 (ISBN)
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The first comprehensive study of village government formation and dissolution in New York State.
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Lisa K. Parshall is Professor of Political Science at Daemen University and a public policy fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. Her previous books include Directing the Whirlwind: The Trump Presidency and the Deconstruction of the Administrative State (coauthored with Jim Twombly) and Reforming the Presidential Nominating Process: Front-Loading's Consequences and the National Primary Solution.
Content
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
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
