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Discovering American Regionalism: An Introduction to Regional Intergovernmental Organizations book cover

1st Edition

Discovering American Regionalism An Introduction to Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

By David Miller, Jen Nelles Copyright 2019
294 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

294 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Regions are difficult to govern – coordinating policies across local jurisdictional boundaries in the absence of a formal regional government gives rise to enormous challenges. Yet some degree of coordination is almost always essential for local governments to effectively fulfill their responsibilities to their citizens. State and local governments have, over time, awkwardly, and with much... Read more

1. Regionalism Then and Now

2. Local Government and the Evolution of American Regionalism

3. State Approaches to Regional Cross-Boundary Relations

4. What’s a RIGO?

5. Rethinking Regions through the Lens of RIGOs

6. RIGO Relationships: IGOs and MPOs

7. RIGOs and MSAs: Spatial Dissimilarity

8. Measuring the Jurisdictional Environment of Regions: The Regional Power Diffusion Index (RPDI)

[George Dougherty and David Miller]

9. Distributing Decision-Making between Local Governments on RIGO Boards

[Jay Rickabaugh]

10. Distributing Decision-Making to the Civic Sector on RIGO Boards

[George Dougherty and David Miller]

11. Charting the RIGO Policy Space

Appendix 1. State Listing of RIGOs

Appendix 2. State Listing of RMPOs

Biography

David Miller is Professor of Public Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), USA.

Jen Nelles is Visiting Associate Professor in the Department Urban Public Policy at Hunter College (CUNY), USA.

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