Although city-county consolidation has been urged for years as a solution for many urban problems, relatively few communities have come to the point of offering

Facing cutbacks in federal and state assistance and a new wave of taxpayer revolts, local governments have renewed interest in local government consolidation as

City-country consolidation builds upon the Progressive tradition of favoring structural reform of local governments. This volume looks at some important issues

On November 7, 1972 the voters of the City of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive consolidation plan and the merged "