CREDIBLE COMMITMENT AND COUNCIL-MANAGER GOVERNMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY INSTRUMENT CHOICES

FEIOCHK, RICHARD C.; JEONG, MOON-GI; STIEFEL, LEANNA

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, n.º 5/2003, pág. 616

I. THE TRANSACTION COST OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE. II. THE ROOTS OF MUNICIPAL REFORM. III. OPPORTUNISM AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IV. THE MEDIATING ROLE OF GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS. V. INSTRUMENT CHOICE AND HIGH-POWER INCENTIVES. VI. ANALYSIS. VII. DISCUSSION.