Community commitment in special districts

• Main Authors: Berman, Evan M., Chen, Chung-An, West, Jonathan P., Eger III, Robert J.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Public administration
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103802; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24537
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Special districts now constitute about 40% of all U.S. jurisdictions, yet little is known about them. Some critics are concerned that special districts and their staffs have insufficient community commitment. This study, based on a national survey of senior managers in large special districts, exami...