Ferguson, Margaret RobertsonLloyd, Katherine J.Bandele, Ramla M., 1949-Goldfinger, Johnny2010-01-262010-01-262010-01-26https://hdl.handle.net/1805/2048http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/645Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)This study is a comparative examination of factors related to a state’s likelihood of granting its local governments broad home rule authority or broad local governing discretion. Six factors are assessed: percentage of a state’s residents living in urban areas, state’s heterogeneity, per capita income, region, age of state, and dominant political culture. Binary, logistic regression analysis is used to determine logistic odds of a state’s granting structural and broad functional home rule authority given the posited factors. Results showed no significant relationships between variables.en-UShome ruleMunicipal home ruleHome ruleThesis