Discovering American Regionalism: An Introduction to Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

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David Miller (University of Pittsburgh, USA) Jen Nelles

Discovering American Regionalism

An Introduction to Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

David Miller (University of Pittsburgh, USA), Jen Nelles, George Dougherty , Jay Rickabaugh

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Routledge
09 July 2018

Political structure & processes; Regional government

Regions are difficult to govern – coordinating policies across local jurisdictional boundaries in the absence of a formal regional government gives rise to enormous challenges. Yet some degree of coordination is almost always essential for local governments to effectively fulfill their responsibilities to their citizens. State and local governments have, over time, awkwardly, and with much experimenting, developed common approaches to regional governance. In this revolutionary new book, authors David Miller and Jen Nelles offer a new way to conceptualize those common approaches: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (RIGOs) that bring together local governments to coordinate policies across jurisdictional boundaries.

RIGOs are not governments themselves, but as Miller and Nelles demonstrate, they do have a measure of political authority that allows them to quietly and sometimes almost invisibly work to further regional interests and mitigate cross-boundary irritations. Providing a new conceptual framework for understanding how regional decision-making has emerged in the U.S., this book will provoke a new and rich era of discussion about American regionalism in theory and practice. Discovering American Regionalism will be a future classic in the study of intergovernmental relations, regionalism, and cross-boundary collaboration.

By: David Miller (University of Pittsburgh USA), Jen Nelles, George Dougherty, Jay Rickabaugh
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780815374046
ISBN 10: 0815374046
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 09 July 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Regionalism Then and Now 2. Local Government and the Evolution of American Regionalism 3. State Approaches to Regional Cross-Boundary Relations 3. What’s a RIGO? 5. Rethinking Regions through the Lens of RIGOs 6. RIGO Relationships: IGOs and MPOs 7. RIGOs and MSAs: Spatial Dissimilarity 8. Measuring the Jurisdictional Environment of Regions: The Regional Power Diffusion Index (RPDI) [George Dougherty and David Miller] 9. Distributing Decision-Making between Local Governments on RIGO Boards [Jay Rickabaugh] 10. Distributing Decision-Making to the Civic Sector on RIGO Boards [George Dougherty and David Miller] 11. Charting the RIGO Policy Space Appendix 1. State Listing of RIGOs Appendix 2. State Listing of RMPOs

David Miller is Professor of Public Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), USA. Jen Nelles is Visiting Associate Professor in the Department Urban Public Policy at Hunter College (CUNY), USA.