City-county consolidation promises made, promises kept? (Georgetown University Press, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and index
A research design for evaluating consolidation performance / Suzanne M. Leland and Kurt Thurmaier -- An assessment of the city-county consolidation of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee / Anthony J. Nownes, David J. Houston, and Marc Schwerdt -- Does consolidation make a difference?: a comparative analysis of Richmond and Virginia Beach, Virginia / Nicholas J. Swartz -- What difference does city-county consolidation make?: a historical analysis of Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida / Milan J. Dluhy -- City-county consolidation: a case study of Carson City, Nevada / Anna Lukemeyer -- "The urge to merge:" the consolidation of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky / Shawn Gillen -- From company to town to consolidated government: the western-style consolidation of Butte and Silver Bow County, Montana / Susan Keim and Justin Marlowe -- The case of Lynchburg and Moore County, Tennessee, consolidation / Deborah A. Carroll, Kristin A. Wagers, and Mary Ellen Wiggins -- Unification promises and outcomes: the case of Athens and Clarke County, Georgia / Dan Durning and Paula Sanford -- Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in local government: the case of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas / Suzanne M. Leland and Curtis Wood -- Promises made, promises kept / Kurt Thurmaier and Suzanne M. Leland