Government consolidation and economic development in Allegheny County and the city of Pittsburgh / / Rae W. Archibald, Sally Sleeper.
This report concludes that, although evidence is mixed and effects difficult to measure, consolidating the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County could enhance economic development by unifying leadership, improving policy direction and coordination, and
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| Place / Publishing House: | Santa Monica, CA : : RAND,, 2008. |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (63 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; Background; The RAND Study and How We Went About It; How This Report Is Organized; CHAPTER TWO City-County Consolidations: History and Theoretical Rationales; History; Theoretical Arguments for Consolidation; Theoretical Arguments Against Consolidation; CHAPTER THREE City-County Consolidation: Practitioners' and Academics' Views; The Practitioners; The Academics; CHAPTER FOUR The Economic-Development Case; The Goals of Economic Development; Measuring Economic Improvement
- Elements of the Economic-Development Case; CHAPTER FIVE Consolidating the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County; Unity of Leadership; Increased Planning and Development Capacity; Simpler Regulatory Procedures for Business; Reduced Intergovernmental Competition; Putting the Case Together; CHAPTER SIX Conclusions; APPENDIX Interview Protocol; References