The First Comprehensive Study Of Village Government Formation And Dissolution In New York Local Hands Examines The Contemporary (post-2010) Village Government Dissolution Movement And Renewed State-level Effort To Encourage Local Government Restructuring Against The Backdrop Of Evolving Statutory Authority, Growing Fiscal Pressures, And State Incentives. Drawing On Multiple Disciplines, Lisa K. Parshall Explores The Contemporary Village Dissolution Movement In New York State, The Impetus Behind These Reforms, And The Impact Of The State-level Policies And Incentives That Are Driving A Growing Number Of Local Communities To Consider Local Government Reorganization Through The Elimination Of Villages As Governing Entities.