THE IMPACT OF PROPOSITION 13 ON MUNICIPAL POLICE IN CALIFORNIA

GENE SWIMMER

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DOI: 10.2190/BUJV-F7A4-CXYV-B9TC

Abstract

Proposition 13 has profoundly affected local governments throughout California. This paper focuses on the reactions of municipalities in allocating police. A model to "explain" the before and after changes in intercity police employment was developed and tested. The empirical results are consistent with a view that the budgetary process has become increasingly politicized in the wake of Proposition 13, and as a result, public employee union power can determine where cuts are made.

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