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of control and supervision. It is true that governmental units have 

 not kept pace with the economic unit but rather they have lagged and 

 have thereby retained many aspects of a "horse and buggy" economy. 

 The broad immediate problem is not one of eliminating local self-gov- 

 ernment, but rather it is one of parceling out responsibility to effect an 

 efficient public economy. The resulting division of labor between the 

 state and its civil divisions will vary with the nature of the public 

 service in question and with the demand for its expansion. 



The trend toward greater centralization of supervision for most 

 public services is definite, and the need is present. Its success will 

 depend more and more upon the cooperation of local units with the 

 state as public services increase in number, amount, and complexity. 

 This trend would be less feasible and less practical were it not for the 

 fact that local units vary in area, population, and taxable wealth. 

 These factors vary so extensively among the "little republics" that 

 the costs of basic public services of recognized quality often become 

 prohibitive, and, accordingly, result in an increasing reliance on the 

 state. 



