Self-Serving Mayors and Local Government Consolidations in Japan
This paper investigates local government consolidations with a focus on public choice aspects in the decision-making. Politicians could lose future payoffs if their locality merges with a larger counterpart, and they may sabotage the merger process. The analysis with data from 3,212 Japanese municipalities reveals that a long-serving mayor would present an obstacle to consolidation.
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| Length: | 14 pages |
| Date of creation: | 27 Aug 2010 |
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| Handle: | RePEc:hai:wpaper:201014 |
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