Vol. 39 Nbr. 2, June - June 2015

Index

• The great defection: how new city clusters form to escape county governance.
• Accountability and micromanagement: decentralized budgeting in Massachusetts school districts.
• Explaining the use of recommended practices and guidelines: the case of public budgeting.
• Hide in plain sight: the uneven proliferation of special districts across the United Sates by size and function.
• Diversity management practices, do they make a difference? Examining consequences of their adoption in local governments.