Over time, some counties in Florida have shifted spending away from social services to public safety--despite increasing demands on local governments to provide social services--while others have not. This tradeoff between spending categories calls into question the responsiveness of local governments to its citizenry and its obligations to implement programs from the state. In a time of both increasing devolution from the state as well as economic conditions that force local governments to tighten their belts, the budgetary decisions that county governments make differ from county to county. This dissertation explores traditional explanations of budgetary tradeoffs, addresses the role that public sector unions play in local government decisions, and closely examines the differences between two counties and the "union advantage.". / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Political Science in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester, 2014. / July 8, 2014. / Budgeting, Collective Bargaining, Labor, Public Sector, Tradeoffs, Unions / Includes bibliographical references. / Carol Weissert, Professor Directing Dissertation; Lance deHaven-Smith, University Representative; Charles Barrilleaux, Committee Member; Robert Jackson, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_254443 |
| Contributors | Ice, Jessica L. (authoraut), Weissert, Carol (professor directing dissertation), deHaven-Smith, Lance (university representative), Barrilleaux, Charles (committee member), Jackson, Robert (committee member), Department of Political Science (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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