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Governance By Agreements: Why Do Local Governments Enter Into Multilateral Agreements?, Simon Andrew
Governance By Agreements: Why Do Local Governments Enter Into Multilateral Agreements?, Simon Andrew
Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation
While much can be learned about the roles of interjurisdictional agreements between two jurisdictions, little is known about the range and scope of multilateral agreements (MLAs) in the provision of collective goods. Based on the theory of institutional collective action, this paper explores two characteristics of agreements: restrictive and adaptive, and seeks to understand why local governments enter into one arrangement and not the other. This paper argues that the local government decisions to enter into MLAs are influenced by the characteristics of goods and services, the nature of interjurisdictional relations, the geographic configuration of governments, and the number of …
Exploring Interlocal Cooperation In Public Safety: An Annotated Bibliography , Shanthi Mohankumar
Exploring Interlocal Cooperation In Public Safety: An Annotated Bibliography , Shanthi Mohankumar
Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation
This bibliography summarizes fourteen studies of interlocal collaboration in fire and/or police services. It directs scholars to research materials that examine the patterns of cooperation and relative financial and other advantages (if any) of contracting out these services to other governments. It also includes studies related to the consolidation of police and fire services. Though not exhaustive, this collection of studies includes materials from different time periods and with diverse approaches.
Interlocal Contractual Arrangements In The Provision Of Public Safety, Simon A. Andrew
Interlocal Contractual Arrangements In The Provision Of Public Safety, Simon A. Andrew
Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation
The range of interlocal contractual arrangements in the realm of public safety in Florida provides a research site to examine the extent to which these arrangements have been used by local governments. We developed a contractual perspective on interlocal contractual arrangements as relational contracts by arguing that their institutional designs are partly an effort of involved parties to reduce transaction costs that are the product of the properties of the services themselves; and partly by state statutes that allowed mix approaches to contractual arrangements. A relational contract is advantageous because it specified the activities to be rendered without unnecessarily intruding …