Financial Performance in Connecticut’s Municipalities: A Comparison of Manager, Mayor-Council and Selectman Forms of Government

Authors

Lesley A. DeNardis, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
A. E. Rodriguez, University of New Haven

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2007

Abstract

This paper assesses the relative performance of the council-manager versus the two predominant political models of government in Connecticut: Mayor-Council and Selectman forms of government. All three will be assessed in terms of their capability to provide for greater efficiency in Connecticut’s municipalities.

Published in New England Journal of Political Science, Volume 2, Number 2, Spring 2007.

Comments

Reprinted here with permission of the editor of the New England Journal of Political Science.

Recommended Citation

DeNardis, L. A. (2007). Financial performance in Connecticut’s municipalities: A comparison of manager, mayor-council and selectman forms of government. New England Journal of Political Science, 2(2), 32-51.