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Why Do Municipalities Cooperate to Provide Local Public Services? An Empirical Analysis

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Bel, Germà Fageda, Xavier Mur, Melania
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Journal: Local Government Studies Intermunicipal cooperation is being increasingly adopted in various countries as a part of local service delivery reforms. This article draws on survey data from Spain's municipalities to examine the reasons underpinning the decisions of local governments to engage in intermunicipal cooperation and privatisation. Our empirical analysis indicates that small municipalities prefer to rely on cooperation for reducing costs, while their larger counterparts prefer to privatise the delivery of services. By cooperating, scale economies can be achieved with lower transaction costs and fewer concerns for competition than is the case via private production.
Related Links	http://diposit.ub.edu/dspace/bitstream/2445/58569/1/IR11-018_Bel-Fageda-Mur.pdf
Ending Page	454
Page Count	20
Starting Page	435
ISSN	03003930
e-ISSN	17439388
DOI	10.1080/03003930.2013.781024
Journal	Local Government Studies
Issue Number	3
Volume Number	39
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2013-06-25
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Local Government Studies Public Administration Privatisation
Content Type	Text
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Development

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