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Structural Design

In: Local Public Finance and Economics

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  • Harry Kitchen

    (Trent University)

  • Melville McMillan

    (University of Alberta)

  • Anwar Shah

    (Brookings Institution)

Abstract

This chapter discusses size, structure, and responsibilities of local governments and local government jurisdictional options. This includes municipal consolidations, amalgamations, and reliance on voluntary arrangements including intermunicipal agreements and/or service boards to improve the overall efficiency of the municipal sector. Municipal amalgamations, consolidations, and restructuring generally occur in response to the rapid increase in urbanization, a need to provide additional services passed down from senior levels of government, the desire of senior levels of government to deal with fewer municipalities, and the necessity of getting access to a local tax base that encompasses a wide geographical area.

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  • Harry Kitchen & Melville McMillan & Anwar Shah, 2019. "Structural Design," Springer Books, in: Local Public Finance and Economics, chapter 0, pages 127-156, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-21986-4_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21986-4_4
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