Municipal amalgamation reforms have been advocated as ways to improve efficiency,
reduce costs, and enhance capacity in local government service provision. Research on the …

This paper offers a systematic literature review of the studies investigating the impacts of
municipal amalgamations. These are presented and discussed by distinguishing five …

Territorial reform is the most radical and contested reorganisation of local government. A
sound evaluation of the outcome of such reforms is hence an important step to ensure the …

Over the last few decades, European countries have dealt with problems of regional
governance in very different ways. A common theme is the debate between supporters of …

The aim of this manuscript is analyse the long-term scale efficiency of the solid waste
disposal service, with the application of a new method for calculating time-invariant and time …

Inter-municipal cooperation is increasingly popular in European countries. Saving cost is a
key motivation. This paper analyses the relation between inter-municipal cooperation and …

Many OECD countries have amalgamated their municipalities during the last couple of
decades. For decisions concerning future territorial rescaling, it is crucial to augment the …

In the past decade, main sources of China's municipal solid waste (MSW) have significantly
changed with the economic and social development. Packaging waste produced by the …

ABSTRACT A renewed interest in decentralisation has profoundly affected local public
governance around the world. Faced with an increasing number of tasks, Dutch …

Most literature finds a detrimental effect of amalgamation on voter turnout in municipal
elections. Some other studies reveal instead null or even positive effects. We argue that this …