Challenge of Local Government Size

Contents:

1. Introduction to the Volume
Santiago Lago-Penas and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

2. An International Perspective on the Determinants of Local Government Fragmentation
Juan Luis Gomez-Reino and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

3. Small is Different: Size, Political Representation and Governance
Nicholas Charron, Jose Fernandez-Albertos and Victor Lapuente

4. Corruption and the Size of Local Governments: Are they Related?
Michael A. Nelson

5. Do Fiscal Decentralization and Government Fragmentation Affect Corruption in Different Ways? Evidence from a Panel Data Analysis
Nadia Fiorino, Emma Galli and Fabio Padovano

6. Local Government Size and Efficiency in Capital-Intensive Services: What Evidence is there of Economies of Scale, Density and Scope?
Germa Bel

7. Local Government Size and Efficiency in Labor-Intensive Public Services: Evidence from Local Educational Authorities in England
Rhys Andrews

8. Voluntary Amalgamation of Local Governments: The Swiss Debate in the European Context
Bernard Dafflon

9. Local Government Cooperation for Joint Provision: The Experiences of Brazil and Spain with Inter-Municipal Consortia
Luiz de Mello and Santiago Lago-Penas

10. Options for Rationalizing Local Government Structure: A Policy Agenda
Brian Dollery, Michael Kortt and Bligh Grant

11. Does Local Government Size Matter? Privatization and Hybrid Systems of Local Service Delivery
Mildred E. Warner

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• Governo regional
• Finanças públicas
• Economia
• Poderes do governo

local governments; jurisdiction (al) size; local public services; amalgamation of local governments; local government cooperation; economies of scale