Fragmented small local governments could not keep up with pace of private development
Evidence
Even in areas subject to city or county regulations, moreover, builders frequently operated with little public supervision. The great majority of local governments were small, with few resources for planning or regulating growth. The problem was already apparent in the early 1960s. As a group of analysts concluded in 1960, “the public agencies were not equipped or financed to keep abreast of private real estate development, much less to lead it.” — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside, 1076
Categorization
- XREF: Directly connects to the reader’s earlier highlights on fragmented local jurisdictions letting developers evade septic regulation. — connects to: Fragmented local jurisdictions let developers evade strict septic regulation by building elsewhere — Adam Rome, The Bulldozer in the Countryside:…, 405; Colonial development could only proceed at a pace set by local limits; Early reform failed because cities lacked administrative tools like budgets — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 256 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Strong governance enables complex projects while weak governance causes their failure.
#exemplifies(0.85) — Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Institutional Bricolage and Commoning…, 119 - Early reform failed because cities lacked administrative tools like budgets
#corroborates(0.80) — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 256 - Colonial development could only proceed at a pace set by local limits
#complicates(0.75)