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Local governments could consolidate services

By Hicbd
Fri May 4 2018 7:14 am

However:
— The cost savings are often overstated in order to get legislators or other officials to agree to the change.
— The consolidations are always harder than they seem at first and always take much longer than anticipated.
— Sometimes the consolidation or centralization has to be undone.

URL:
http://www.governing.com/columns/smart-mgmt/col-government-consolidation-always-good.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adammillsap/2017/11/06/local-government-consolidation-is-not-a-panacea/

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Categories:
Public Budgeting Government Debt / Spending / Budgeting Local Government Services Local / County Government Taxes Public Administration / Government / Political Science Research Government Consolidation / Decentralization

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