The challenge of local government size theoretical perspectives, international experience and policy reform - Lago Peñas, Santiago; Martinez-Vazquez, Jorge (Cheltenham, [England] Edward Elgar, 2013)
Introduction to the volume / Santiago Lago-Peñas and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez -- An international perspective on the determinants of local government fragmentation Juan Luis Gómez-Reino and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez -- Small is different : size, political representation and governance Nicholas Charron, José Fernández-Albertos and Victor Lapuente -- Corruption and the size of local governments : are they related? Michael A. Nelson -- Do fiscal decentralization and government fragmentation affect corruption in different ways? : Evidence from a panel data analysis Nadia Fiorino, Emma Galli and Fabio Padovano -- Local government size and efficiency in capital-intensive services : what evidence is there of economies of scale, density and scope? Germà Bel -- Local government size and efficiency in labor-intensive public services : evidence from local educational authorities in England Rhys Andrews -- Voluntary amalgamation of local governments : the Swiss debate in the European context Bernard Dafflon -- Local government cooperation for joint provision : the experiences of Brazil and Spain with inter-municipal consortia Luiz de Mello and Santiago Lago-Peñas -- Options for rationalizing local government structure : a policy agenda Brian Dollery, Michael Kortt and Bligh Grant -- Does local government size matter? : Privatization and hybrid systems of local service delivery Mildred E. Warner.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Local government