Florida is dissolving the Reedy Creek Improvement District, home of Disney World. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
April 28, 2022
I recently had the pleasure of writing a blog post for the London School of Economic’s US Centre Blog. It covers a recent controversy about the Reedy Creek Improvement District – something I have a somewhat unique perspective on as a scholar of local governments and, in particular, special districts. See below for the full text of the post as well as a link to the original.
Horizontal v. Vertical Fragmentation
January 25, 2022
Municipal Incorporation in the US, 1789 - 2020
December 7, 2021
Recent Work
- “Are Special Districts Strategic Complements or Strategic Substitutes?” Abstract pdf
- “State Preemption and Affordable Housing Policy” Urban Studies Abstract pdf
- “The Forgotten Governments: Exploring Midwestern Township Capacities and Functional Service Responsibilities” State & Local Government Review Abstract doi pdf
- “What Lies Beneath these Creatures of the State: Understanding the Death of U.S. Local Governments.” Abstract pdf
Current Teaching
- Public Revenue Analysis & Financial Management (PSPA 611), January–March 2023. coming soon
- Public Service Performance II: Management & Data Analysis (PSPA 608), October–December 2022. now on
- Public Revenue Analysis & Financial Management (PSPA 611), August–October 2022. completed