Intergovernmental Mediation: Negotiations in Local Government Disputes

by Roger Richman

Overview

Disputes between government bodies are usually settled through either political bargaining or litigation, but a third method has been successfully utilized in Virginia. Since 1980, a number of municipal annexation disputes have been settled using formal mediation as a tool. The authors draw on their experiences in mediation and local government to

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429711671
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/11/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	187
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Richman, Roger

Table of Contents

Foreword -- Introduction -- Theory and Practice -- The Commissio on Local Government: A New Approach to an Old Dilemma -- The Leesburg-Loudoun County Annexation Negotiations -- The Virginia City–Oceanside County Boundary Negotiations* -- The Dynamics of Intergovernmental Negotiations -- Mediator Roles and Negotiation Structures