Download or read book The Formation of American Local Governments written by Nancy Burns and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines how and why local governments are formed in the United States, and the interests that are served by their creation. Instead of lobbying for their interests within the boundaries of existing cities, Americans have increasingly created new special district... FROM LONG DESCRIPTION