Metropolitan Governance : Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation

List of Figures and Tables ix Preface xi PART ONE: THEORETICAL EXPLORATIONS Introduction: Regionalism and Institutional Collective Action 3(14) Richard C. Feiock The Study of Metropolitan Governance 17(29) Ronald J. Oakerson Game-Theoretic Models of Metropolitan Cooperation 46(21) Annette Steinacker Metropolitan Area Governance and Institutional Collective Action 67(28) Stephanie S. Post PART TWO: EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS An Old Debate Confronts New Realities: Large Suburbs and Economic Development in the Metropolis 95(29) Paul G. Lewis Courting Business: Competition for Economic Development among Cities 124(23) Martin Johnson Max Neiman Institutional Collective Action: Social Capital and the Formation of Regional Partnerships 147(12) Richard C. Feiock Jill Tao Linda Johnson Metropolitan Structure and the Sex Business 159(24) Elaine B. Sharp Charter Schools as a Tool to Reform Local Schools by Transforming Governance 183(29) Mark Schneider Jack Buckley Whose Game Do We Play? Local Government Boundary Change and Metropolitan Governance 212(28) Jered B. Carr Concluding Thoughts: Regionalism, Urban Politics, and Governance 240(9) Richard C. Felock Contributors 249(4) Index 253