Annexation is the most common and frequent type of local boundary adjustment. It is a
complex process with significant implications for communities. This article summarizes past …

As cities expand their jurisdictional borders via the process of municipal annexation, they
sometimes leave low-income and minority enclaves perpetually excluded on the urban …

Phoenix and neighboring municipalities, like many in the South and West, pursued a growth
strategy based on annexation in the decades after the second world war. This article …

Municipal annexation has been one of the most widely adopted instruments for urban
growth in the United States. Scholars of public choice and regional studies have long …

Now in its third edition, Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy remains the
definitive source for article-length presentations spanning the fields of public administration …

Annexation, the process of bringing land from one jurisdiction to another is the means by
which municipalities physically expand in the United States. The process of annexation is …

This article explores the impact of 15 separate provisions of state annexation laws on seven
different measures of annexation activity. This analysis uses annexation data from 42 states …

Municipal annexation is the most common means by which local governments in the United
States redraw their jurisdictional borders. The highly contentious process often leads to the …

This paper examines the relationship between annexation and municipal finance and
addresses a gap in the literature by studying the role of revenue structure and fiscal …

Studies by urban scholars have revealed that new cities (those incorporated in the second
half of the 20 th century) are often created to provide public services, have social and/or …