National Center for the Study of Counties

The National Center for the Study of Counties is a focal point for the study of practical issues important to county government. It brings together research and outreach activities relating to counties, their governance, and public policy issues of significance to county governments not only in Georgia but nationwide. This initiative is the nation's first university-based center of its kind in the United States.

Studies and Reports

Contact: Wes Clarke, gwclarke@uga.edu; 706.542.6202

2012 National Survey of County Elected Officials: Opinions from the Front Lines of Local Government
July 2012

Looking for the Light at the End of the Tunnel: A National Survey of County Elected Officials on the Economy, Budgets, and Politics
Richard L. Clark; July 2011

It's Still the Economy: County Officials' Views on the Economy in 2010
Richard L. Clark; July 2010

Where the Rubber Meets the Road: County Officials' Views on the Economy and Other Issues
Richard L. Clark and Charles J. Beacham Jr.; July 2009

Local Perspectives, 2008: A Report from the National Survey of County Elected Officials
Richard L. Clark, Charles J. Beacham Jr., and Terrance Adams; July 2008

The Implementation of GASB 45: Case Studies of 15 Counties
Paula Sanford; December 2007

Views from Local Government, 2007: A National Survey of County Elected Officials
Richard L. Clark and Terrance Adams, July 2007

Emergency Management in County Government: A National Survey
Wes Clarke for The National Association of Counties, August 2006

Opinions in County Government, 2006: A National Survey of County Elected Officials
Richard L. Clark, July 2006

Perspectives from the Counties, 2005: A National Survey of County Elected Officials
Richard L. Clark and Craig Smith, July 2005

Government by the People: A National Survey of County Elected Officials
Richard L. Clark, July 2004

Counties Face the Senior Boom: A Survey of the Effect of an Aging Population and Aging County Workforce on County Services
Richard L. Clark, February 2004

County Election Services: A National Survey
National Association of Counties and Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia

Counties in Crisis: A Survey of Current Budgetary Situations Facing America's Counties
Richard L. Clark, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia

The Estimated Economic Impact of the Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, 2000-2035
Thomas C. Tanner, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia

Looking Backward and Ahead: The Evolution of an Agenda for County Government Research (A Working Paper)
J. Edwin Benton, Department of Government and International Affairs, University of South Florida

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