Managing the Coordination of Service Delivery in Metropolitan Cities: the Role of Metropolitan Governance

Managing the Coordination of Service Delivery in Metropolitan Cities: the Role of Metropolitan Governance
Author: Enid Slack
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2007
Genre: Accessibility
ISBN: 0814091849

Abstract: This paper examines different models of governing structure found in metropolitan areas around the world. It evaluates how well these models achieve the coordination of service delivery over the entire metropolitan area as well as the extent to which they result in the equitable sharing of costs of services. Based on theory and case studies from numerous cities in developed and less developed countries, the paper concludes that there is no "one size fits all" model of metropolitan governance. Other observations from the case studies highlight the importance of the process of implementing a metropolitan structure, the need to match fiscal resources with expenditure responsibilities, the need to have a governance structure that covers the entire economic region, and the critical importance of having a strong regional structure that ensures that services are delivered in a coordinated fashion across municipal boundaries.

Coordination Act Amendments

Coordination Act Amendments
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment
Publisher:
Total Pages: 804
Release: 1974
Genre: Water resources development
ISBN:

The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations

The Coordination of Public Sector Organizations
Author: Geert Bouckaert
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2010-02-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230275257

This book discusses the trajectories of creating specialized autonomous units. An analysis of the mechanisms and measures taken for granting autonomy to specialized autonomous units and subsequently to coordinating them back is described. The book shows a range of patterns in the dynamics of specialization and coordination over 25 years.