Title Pages

Abstract (pages iv - vii)

Contents (pages viii - xii)

Chapter 1:   Introduction (pages 1 - 4)

Chapter 2:   The Literature

     Definitions and Descriptions (pages 5 - 7)

     Advantages and Disadvantages (pages 8 - 29)

     Home Rule and Metropolitanization (pages 30 - 35)

     Contemporary Home Rule (pages 36 - 57)

     Municipal Home Rule in Colorado (pages 58 - 76)

Chapter 3:   Methods and Procedures (pages 77 - 83)

Chapter 4:   Quantitative Analysis (pages 84 - 100)

Chapter 5:   Multiple Case Study Analysis

     Research Question (pages 101 - 107)

     Findings (pages 108 - 111)

     General Implications (pages 109 - 129)

     Overall Revenue Implications (pages 130 - 144)

     Implications (pages 145 - 148)

Chapter 6:   Combined Findings and Conclusions (pages 149 - 158)

Codicil:  

Survey of Home Rule Across the United States (pages 159 - 187)

Multiple Regression Tables

     Multiple Regression Data Tables (pages 188 - 189)

     Multiple Regression Results Tables (pages 190 - 199)

Interview Questionnaire and Letter of Request (pages 200 - 201)

Interview Transcripts (pages 202 - 240)

Bibliography (pages 241 - 283)

Cases Cited (pages 284 - 287)