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Was bringen kommunale Gebietsreformen?: Kausale Evidenz zu Hoffnungen, Risiken und alternativen Instrumenten

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  • Blesse Sebastian

    (Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)Postfach 10344368304 MannheimGermany)

  • Rösel Felix

    (Universität Münchenifo Institut – Leibniz-Institut für WirtschaftsforschungEinsteinstraße 301069 DresdenGermany)

Abstract

Seit Jahrzehnten werden kommunale Gebietskörperschaften fusioniert, in der Hoffnung auf Kosteneinsparungen und eine höhere Leistungsfähigkeit der Verwaltung. In diesem Beitrag geben Sebastian Blesse und Felix Rösel einen Überblick über die bestehende kausale Evidenz zu den Effekten von Gebietsreformen auf öffentliche Ausgaben, Effizienz und Qualität der Verwaltung sowie zu den möglichen politischen Folgen der Zusammenschlüsse. Sie zeigen, dass Evaluationsstudien selten Effizienzrenditen von Gebietsreformen nachweisen. Allerdings ergeben sich unbeabsichtigte Nebenwirkungen auf die politische Partizipation: Die Bürger sind weniger zufrieden mit der Demokratie und gehen seltener zur Wahl, und die Ungleichheit zwischen den Ortsteilen nimmt zu. Vor diesem Hintergrund erörtern die Autoren alternative Instrumente wie interkommunale Zusammenarbeit, Funktionalreformen und Maßnahmen der Verwaltungsmodernisierung.

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  • Blesse Sebastian & Rösel Felix, 2017. "Was bringen kommunale Gebietsreformen?: Kausale Evidenz zu Hoffnungen, Risiken und alternativen Instrumenten," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 18(4), pages 307-324, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:pewipo:v:18:y:2017:i:4:p:307-324:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/pwp-2017-0050
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    1. Sebastian Blesse & Felix Roesel, 2019. "Merging county administrations – cross-national evidence of fiscal and political effects," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(5), pages 611-631, September.
    2. Felix Rösel, 2019. "Anker der Demokratie geschwächt: Sachsen hat seit 1990 drei von vier Kommunalpolitikern verloren," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 27(02), pages 21-22, April.
    3. Xenia Frei & Joachim Ragnitz & Felix Rösel, 2018. "Kosten kommunaler Leistungserstellung unter dem Einfluss von demografischem Wandel und Urbanisierung," ifo Dresden Studien, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 80, February.
    4. Strebel, Michael A., 2025. "Are municipal mergers an antidote to recruitment problems for local political office?," SocArXiv cyrtm_v1, Center for Open Science.
    5. Felix Rösel & Lasare Samartzidis, 2018. "Wert- statt Geldmangel: AfD triumphiert im Osten dort, wo es an Toleranz und Vertrauen in die Politik fehlt," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 25(03), pages 09-13, June.
    6. Jonathan Old & Felix Rösel, 2018. "Sparprojekt oder Milchmädchenrechnung? Die finanziellen Effekte eines Bundeslandes„Mitteldeutschland“," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 25(02), pages 12-17, April.

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    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • R51 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Finance in Urban and Rural Economies

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