The Challenge of Local Government Size

Edited by Santiago Lago-Peñas and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez ()

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Abstract: Expert contributors in economics and political science offer a comprehensive breakdown of the issue of local jurisdiction fragmentation and provide recommendations for successful policy reform. Topics discussed include economies of scale, the costs and benefits of voluntary and forced amalgamation programs, the correlation between government size and corruption, privatization, and inter-municipal cooperation. A combination of theory and empirical evidence provides depth and makes this book an invaluable addition to the literature.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
ISBN: 9781782544296
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction to the volume , pp 1-7

Santiago Lago-Pe-as and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

Ch 2 An international perspective on the determinants of local government fragmentation , pp 8-54

Juan Luis Gómez-Reino and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

Ch 3 Small is different: size, political representation and governance , pp 55-82

Nicholas Charron, José Fernández-Albertos and Victor Lapuente

Ch 4 Corruption and the size of local governments: are they related? , pp 83-120

Michael Nelson

Ch 5 Do fiscal decentralization and government fragmentation affect corruption in different ways? Evidence from a panel data analysis , pp 121-147

Nadia Fiorino, Emma Galli and Fabio Padovano

Ch 6 Local government size and efficiency in capital-intensive services: what evidence is there of economies of scale, density and scope? , pp 148-170

Germà Bel

Ch 7 Local government size and efficiency in labor-intensive public services: evidence from local educational authorities in England , pp 171-188

Rhys Andrews

Ch 8 Voluntary amalgamation of local governments: the Swiss debate in the European context , pp 189-220

Bernard Dafflon

Ch 9 Local government cooperation for joint provision: the experiences of Brazil and Spain with inter-municipal consortia , pp 221-241

Luiz de Mello and Santiago Lago-Pe-as

Ch 10 Options for rationalizing local government structure: a policy agenda , pp 242-262

Brian Dollery, Michael Kortt and Bligh Grant

Ch 11 Does local government size matter? Privatization and hybrid systems of local service delivery , pp 263-288

Mildred E. Warner

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