Local Government Structure and Poverty in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
This study tackles a question largely neglected in the debate in economics about local government structure: What impact does the structure of government have on poverty? Using data from the 2000 Census and the 2002 Census of Governments for 331 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, I model the poverty rate as a function of government structure and other factors and test how the structure of government in U.S. metropolitan areas affects poverty rates. I find that as the number of general-purpose governments per 100,000 population increases, the poverty rate increases. These results offer some support for the conclusion that having more local governments leaves low-income households behind and also present a potential downside to Tiebout’s solution for the provision of public goods
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2011
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Authors: | Bennett, Andrew Mark |
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[S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | USA | United States | Armut | Poverty | Kommunalverwaltung | Local government | Ballungsraum | Metropolitan area | Städtische Armut | Urban poverty | Kommunalpolitik | Local policy |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (44 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 6, 2009 erstellt |
Other identifiers: | 10.2139/ssrn.1743854 [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014186887
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