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Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Europe: Institutions and Governance Softcover Repri Edition
Contributor(s): Teles, Filipe (Editor), Swianiewicz, Pawel (Editor)

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 ISBN: 3319874047     ISBN-13: 9783319874043
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
OUR PRICE: $151.99  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Public Policy - General
- Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
- Political Science | Civics & Citizenship
Dewey: 320.4
Series: Governance and Public Management
Physical Information: 354 pages
 
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This book sheds light on the central complexities of municipal cooperation and examines the dynamics, experiences and drivers of inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) in Europe. Particular attention is given to the features of governance arrangements and institutions created to generate and maintain collaborative settings between different local governments in a particular territory.
The thematically grouped case studies presented here address the dearth of comprehensive and comparative analyses in recent scholarship. The authors provide fresh insights into the rise of inter-municipal cooperation and its evolution during a period of financial crisis and European Union enlargement. This includes critical examinations of the impact of austerity policies, the behavior and perceptions of key actors; and under-explored new member states. Crucially, this work goes beyond the comparison of institutional forms of IMC to address why the phenomenon so widespread and questions whether it is successful, manageable and democratic.
This work which presents the most recent and innovative research on inter-local collaborative arrangements will appeal to practitioners as well as scholars of local government, public economy, public administration and policy.
 
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