Regionalization: Case Studies of Success and Failure in Massachusetts

Case Studies of Success and Failure in Massachusetts Author(s): Pioneer Institute — Publication date: 2008-10-08 Category: Better Government Abstract: Regionalization is a perennial favorite. In its various incarnations – inter-local agreements, shared services, regionalism – it is popular in theory and universally acknowledged to save money but not as widespread as one might expect. The urge to regionalize goes through periods of intense interest when budgets are tight, then is frequently ended by bureaucratic inertia and parochialism.

Regionalization: Case Studies of Success and Failure in Massachusetts