BARRIERS TO INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION

Juraj Nemec (), Nikoleta JAKUŠ Muthová () and Beáta MIKUŠOVÁ Mericková ()
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Juraj Nemec: Prof. Ing. Juraj Nemec, CSc., Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 10, 975 90, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia and Faculty of Economics and Administration, Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic
Nikoleta JAKUŠ Muthová: Ing. Nikoleta Jakuš Muthová, PhD., Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 10, 975 90, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Beáta MIKUŠOVÁ Mericková: Prof. Ing. Beáta Mikušová Mericková, PhD. Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 10, 975 90, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

REVISTA ADMINISTRATIE SI MANAGEMENT PUBLIC, 2023, vol. 2023, issue 41, 125-144

Abstract: This article investigates barriers to inter-municipal cooperation in Slovakia, a country that is essentially formed of small municipalities. In a fragmented municipal structure, inter-municipal cooperation could be the way to achieve lower costs for service provision while maintaining or even increasing a quality service, taking into account economies of scale. The study aimed to identify the barriers to inter-municipal cooperation in Slovak conditions. The study uses a questionnaire and a qualitative expert opinions method. The potential of cost saving in local public services was identified as a motivation for inter-municipal cooperation. The main identified barriers are transaction costs (of different types), non-existent benchmarks (no regular comparisons of best solutions), and limited motivation to select the optimal mode of service provision.

Keywords: Municipality.; Inter-municipal; cooperation.; Local; public; services.; Slovakia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H41 H73 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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