New Jersey's Multiple Municipal Madness

by Alan J. Karcher

Book Overview

A critical look at how and why the boundary lines of New Jersey's 566 municipalities were drawn, pointing to the irrationality of these excessive divisions.

Alan Karcher looks at the history and high cost of New Jersey's multiple municipalities. He investigates the economic considerations, political pressures, and personal agendas that created the bizarre configurations dividing the Garden State, while analyzing the public policies that allowed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813525667
• ISBN13: 9780813525662
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"