03424nam a22004815i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001400153072001600167072002300183072001500206100008100221245011700302250001800419264008500437300005300522336002600575337002600601338003600627347002400663490006000687505039800747520131201145650002402457650003702481650002802518650002302546650001902569650002302588650002602611650003102637710003402668773002602702776003602728776003602764776003602800830006002836856004602896978-3-031-54736-2DE-He21320251030114950.0cr nn 008mamaa240423s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315473627 a10.1007/978-3-031-54736-22doi 4aJF1525.P6 7aJPP2bicssc 7aPOL0280002bisacsh 7aJPP2thema1 aTavares, António.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aMunicipal Amalgamation Reformsh[electronic resource] :bTheory, Methods and Evaluation /cby António Tavares.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer International Publishing :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXV, 302 p. 22 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aPalgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance,x2523-82560 a1. Territorial Reforms: Concepts and Cases of Boundary Change -- 2. Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Amalgamations -- 3. Methodological Approaches to the Study of Amalgamations -- 4. Evaluation of Amalgamation Reforms -- 5. Taking Time Seriously in the Study of Local Government Amalgamations -- 6. Taking Space Seriously in the Study of Local Government Amalgamations -- 7. Conclusion .  aThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of municipal amalgamation reforms in Europe. Adopting the analytical and methodological tools of comparative historical analysis, it examines how the history of local government systems has conditioned the adoption of municipal amalgamation reforms across time and space. Beginning with Sweden’s early amalgamation reforms during the late 1940s and early 1950s, it assesses how the evolution of the Welfare State, decentralization, urbanization, and economic growth have all impacted amalgamation reforms in ten other European countries. The book challenges the prevailing theory that amalgamations are implemented by rational design to improve the efficiency and capacity of local governments. Instead, it argues that state sovereignty, regime changes, centralization of authority and diffusion effects are more likely causes of the adoption of municipal amalgamation reforms. It will appeal to all those interested in public administration, public policy, European politics, and local governance studies. António F. Tavares is Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Portugal. He is also Adjunct Associate Professor at the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance, Portugal. 0aPolitical planning. 0aEuropexPolitics and government. 0aComparative government. 0aPolitical science.14aPublic Policy.24aEuropean Politics.24aComparative Politics.24aGovernance and Government.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303154735508iPrinted edition:z978303154737908iPrinted edition:z9783031547386 0aPalgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance,x2523-825640uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54736-2