| Abstract: | The question of what leads to the adoption of particular urbangovernmental structures has not been fully answered. Researchon this question has neglected the importance of state influences.This article examines the impact of several independent variableson urban structure, but unlike previous research, state influenceis controlled. The age of a city emerges as a major explanatoryvariable. This is important because age may encompass "sharedexperiences" with governmental structures resulting from statemandates pertaining to non-home-rule cities. State requirementspertaining to non-home-rule cities seem to predispose citiestoward certain structural arrangements even after they gainhome rule status. |
