Districts, spillovers, and government overspending
By: Reza Baqir [sic].
Contributors: World Bank. Development Research Group. Macroeconomics and Growth Division.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2192; Policy research working papers ;; 2192.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Macroeconomics and Growth
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 49
Subjects: Municipal government.; Budget deficits.; Municipal finance.; Waste in government spending.
Description: Take an average city, keep its population and other characteristics constant, but divide it into a greater number of political districts, and you will get substantially greater government spending per capita.  Install a strong mayor form of city government, give the mayor veto power, and you may curtail the legislature's bias toward overspending.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-42).
"September 1999"--Cover.
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