Concept information
Preferred term
political fragmentation
Definition
- Political fragmentation, the existence of multiple units of government in urban and surrounding suburban areas, is not new. It has existed in the United States since the late 1800s, when people began to move away from urban areas and establish independent suburban communities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Political Fragmentation]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/political_fragmentation
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