Structuring the Debate on Consolidation
A Response to Leland and Thurmaier
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11587293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard C Feiock, Richard Feiock (0000-0001-5215-0391, Florida State University), Jered B Carr (Wayne State University), Linda Johnson (0000-0002-2249-8220, Florida State University), Linda S Johnson |
| Editors | Christine Gibbs Springer |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 274-278 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Administration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3352 • E-ISSN: 1540-6210 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00579.x |
| OpenAlex | W1977013817 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
In their essay "When Efficiency Is Unbelievable: Normative Lessons from 30 Years of City–County Consolidations," published in the July/August 2005 issue of PAR, Leland and Thurmaier make an important contribution to understanding how city–county consolidation occurs. They revise the widely accepted Rosenbaum and Kammerer model of consolidation and posit that "strong arguments" based on economic development, especially in the absence of organized opposition, led to victory for consolidation advocates. In this response, we argue that efforts to identify a set of arguments or charter provisions that will lead to successful consolidation are misguided. The real story in consolidation campaigns is how participants use heresthetical arguments in an effort to turn their opponents into political losers. What makes arguments strong or weak is not their substantive policy focus, but how they are structured
Charter · Consolidation (business · Economics · Law and economics · Normative · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Structuring · Victory · Accounting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2021 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |