The Competitive City: The Political Economy of Suburbia (Pitt Series in Policy and Institutional Studies)

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Summary: A helpful contribution to the "City Limits" debate
Review: Schneider conducts statistical analysis that puts Paul Peterson's "city limits" theory -- which casts its shadows over the entire field of urban politics -- to empirical tests. I found his research thorough and compelling. Less persuasive are the conclusions he draws regarding the power of inter-jurisdictional market forces to restrain the ability to self-aggrandizing bureaucrats to pad their budgets. All in all, a good book for anyone interested in urban politics or state and local public finance.