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The Effects of Race and Space on City-County Consolidation: The Albany-Dougherty Georgia Experience
Department Political Science, Albany State University, Albany, USA
Department Political Science, Albany State University, Albany, USA
- 1 Department Political Science, Albany State University, Albany, USA
- 2 Department Political Science, Albany State University, Albany, USA
Current Urban Studies·Volume 03 (2015)·Pages 247–260·Published 18 August 2015·DOI10.4236/cus.2015.33021
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Abstract
In this paper the authors summarize the history of government consolidation successes and failures in Georgia, discuss regionalism and functional consolidation, and address social-structural barriers to unified government. The paper focuses on the 60-year consolidation movement and current unification efforts in Albany-Dougherty County, GA. Since knowing citizen perceptions is vital in understanding the resistance to consolidation, the paper concludes with findings from a 2012 Exit Poll in Dougherty County, GA.
KeywordsConsolidationRegionalismUnified GovernmentGeorgiaCityCountyRaceSpace
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