Barriers to inter-municipal cooperation

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14560%2F23%3A00132371" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14560/23:00132371 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.ramp.ase.ro/vol41/41-07.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.ramp.ase.ro/vol41/41-07.pdf</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/amp/2023.41-07" target="_blank" >10.24818/amp/2023.41-07</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Barriers to inter-municipal cooperation
Original language description
This article investigates barriers to inter-municipal cooperation in Slovakia, a country that is essentially formed of small municipalities. In a fragmented municipal structure, inter-municipal cooperation could be the way to achieve lower costs for service provision while maintaining or even increasing a quality service, taking into account economies of scale. The study aimed to identify the barriers to inter-municipal cooperation in Slovak conditions. The study uses a questionnaire and a qualitative expert opinions method. The potential of cost saving in local public services was identified as a motivation for inter-municipal cooperation. The main identified barriers are transaction costs (of different types), non-existent benchmarks (no regular comparisons of best solutions), and limited motivation to select the optimal mode of service provision.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50602 - Public administration

Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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