03834nam a22005655i 4500 978-3-031-54736-2 DE-He213 20251030114950.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240423s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031547362 978-3-031-54736-2 10.1007/978-3-031-54736-2 doi JF1525.P6 JPP bicssc POL028000 bisacsh JPP thema Tavares, António. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 91014 Municipal Amalgamation Reforms [electronic resource] : Theory, Methods and Evaluation / by António Tavares. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024. XV, 302 p. 22 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance, 2523-8256 1. 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 . This 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. Political planning. 57717 Europe Politics and government. 69875 Comparative government. 67598 Political science. 58714 Public Policy. 65508 European Politics. 69876 Comparative Politics. 60386 Governance and Government. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031547355 Printed edition: 9783031547379 Printed edition: 9783031547386 Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance, 2523-8256 77922 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54736-2 ZDB-2-POS ZDB-2-SXPI 66829 66829