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How state takeovers undermine the principle of municipal home rule.

Nickels, Ashley E. (2017) How state takeovers undermine the principle of municipal home rule. USApp - American Politics and Policy Blog (13 Apr 2017). Website.

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Abstract

Recent years have seen high profile cases of municipal government failure and state takeover in American cities like Detroit and Flint, Michigan. Ashley E. Nickels writes on why we should be concerned about threats to local autonomy such as these, which can supersede local home rule. She argues that such state actions – which can remove municipalities’ fiscal management – are often interventions when only assistance is needed, and that they can alienate local residents and community organizations.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2017 The Author(s) CC BY-NC 3.0
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Date Deposited: 08 May 2017 14:19
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2024 01:17
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75985

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