Delivery by Design

Delivery by Design is an important contribution to the public administration community focused on local government. Reporting primarily on two surveys, Spicer provides substantial new and revealing evidence and insight interpreted through comprehensive integration with the academic literature. This book is a must read for scholars and practitioners engaged in cooperation among local governments. - Melville McMillan, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Alberta Delivery by Design looks at a largely unknown reality: cooperation between municipalities. By revealing the nature, reasons for, and limitations of this cooperation, Zachary Spicer's book is an original contribution that offers a fresh look at how municipalities conceive of their roles and also lays the groundwork for further research on the operation and delivery of services at this level of government. - Sandra Breux, Professor of Urban Studies, INRS University Zachary Spicer is the leading scholar on the study of intermunicipal cooperation in Canada and this book shows why.　 It is a culmination of a decade of work on this topic, relying on an impressive range of theories, primary documents, elite interviews, and survey data to show why and how local governments in Canada come together to address the many challenges they face individually and collectively. - Christopher Alcantara, Professor of Political Science, The University of Western Ontario