The Challenge of Local Government Size: Theoretical Perspectives, International Experience and Policy Reform (Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-Local Finance series)

Santiago Lago-Peñas, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez

ISBN 10: 1782544291 / ISBN 13: 9781782544296

Published by Edward Elgar Pub, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Challenge of Local Government Size: Theoretical Perspectives, International Experience and Policy Reform (Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State-Local Finance series)
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782544291
• ISBN 13: 9781782544296
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In the efficient delivery of local public services, size matters. Many countries around the world have vertical government structures that are perceived as inefficient because of their high levels of jurisdictional fragmentation. This timely volume examines the different strategies used to address local government fragmentation and their observed results and consequences.

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.

Economists, public administrators and political scientists will find much of interest in this innovative volume, as will professors, students and international institutions with an interest in local government structure and reform.

Contributors: R. Andrews, G. Bel, N. Charron, B. Dafflon, L. de Mello, B. Dollery, J. Fernández-Albertos, N. Fiorino, E. Galli, J.L. Gómez-Reino, B. Grant, M. Kortt, S. Lago-Peñas, V. Lapuente, J. Martinez-Vazquez, M.A. Nelson, F. Padovano, M.E. Warner

About the Author

Edited by Santiago Lago-Peñas, Professor of Applied Economics, University of Vigo, Spain and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Emeritus Regents Professor of Economics and founding Director, Public Finance Research Cluster and International Center for Public Policy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, US