Drawing on upper echelons theory, the article investigates the potential impact of top
managers' background and demographic characteristics and personality traits on …

While racial health disparities have long been studied, the literature has paid insufficient
attention to situations such as health emergencies or pandemics and has generated …

Cities often embrace policies to take responsibility for social problems such as battling
climate change, maintaining civil and human rights, or planning for economic development …

How does revenue diversification shape the budgetary solvency of city governments?
Previous studies informed by the public choice/fiscal illusion perspective suggest that …

Evidence for the fundamental presumption that municipal structure matters for government
performance is smaller and weaker than many might expect. This research contributes …

Revenue‐motivated policing is a common explanation for law enforcement behavior. This
means in times of fiscal stress police alter their behavior to increase the financial returns to …

The relationship between administrative competence and political responsiveness is central
to public administration theories. This study examines the conditional effects of competence …

Recent large-scale societal disruptions, from the COVID-19 pandemic to intensifying
wildfires and weather events, reveal the importance of transforming governance systems so …

It is di□ fficult to find someone who has not heard about the Puerto Rico, Detroit, Michigan,
or Orange County, California, bankruptcies. While guides for responsibly managing …

Purpose Welfare reforms introduced conditionality into cash transfers often by diverse
welfare-to-work programs achieving its vast legitimization. Meanwhile in-kind poverty …