Cost ramifications of municipal consolidation
A comparative analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20201464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Martin (Michigan Economic Development Corporation), Eric Scorsone (0000-0003-4928-9290, Michigan State University), Eric A Scorsone (Michigan State University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 311-337 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jpbafm-23-03-2011-b001 |
| OpenAlex | W2550510997 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
In 2001, the first municipal consolidation occurred in over 100 years in Michigan between two cities and one village in Michigan's rural Upper Peninsula, forming the City of Iron River. The three units of government combined to have a population of 3,391 within the newly incorporated boundaries. Driving the consolidation was continual population loss and erosion of the economic tax base of the individual municipal governments since the 1960s. This study sought to assess whether, five years after the consolidation, the governments had saved money as compared to a peer group of governments in Michigan. The findings indicate that the new city of Iron River was able to provide some evidence of cost control and savings following the consolidation
Business · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Accounting
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |