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Mayor‐Council Form of Government and Policy Responses in Times of Economic Travail
Author(s) -
Aguado N. Alexander
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
politics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.259
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1747-1346
pISSN - 1555-5623
DOI - 10.1111/polp.12273
Subject(s) - austerity , government (linguistics) , public administration , local government , city management , business , financial crisis , municipal council , political science , accounting , economics , politics , law , philosophy , linguistics , macroeconomics
This study examines the relationship between forms of government in U.S. cities and budgetary cuts that were soon implemented after the 2008 financial crisis. This analysis focuses on mayor‐council and council‐manager cities to determine the effects that institutional arrangements had on municipal governments’ ability to implement austerity measures in a timely fashion. Using data from the International City/County Management Association, this study finds that mayor‐council cities implemented fewer austerity measures and were less likely to implement many of the cutback strategies, when compared to municipalities with the council‐manager form government.