Municipal Preferences for State-imposed Amalgamations: An Empirical Study Based on the Swedish Municipal Reform of 1952

Autor:	Niklas Hanes, Magnus Wikström, Erik Wångmar
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Urban Studies Empirical research Public economics State (polity) media_common.quotation_subject Deci Economics Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Economic system media_common
Zdroj:	Urban Studies. 49:2733-2750
ISSN:	1360-063X 0042-0980
DOI:	10.1177/0042098011429488
Popis:	This paper concerns municipal preferences for state-imposed municipal amalgamations, focusing on factors that may explain municipal acceptance of, or objection to, a state-imposed amalgamation decision. The empirical analysis is based on the extensive municipal reform that occurred in Sweden in 1952, which reduced the number of municipalities from 2498 to 1037. In 66 per cent of the amalgamated cases, at least one municipality complained. The results show that income differences affected the willingness to amalgamate; high-income municipalities opposed amalgamation with less wealthy municipalities. The results also indicate that the size (absolute and relative) of the municipalities affected their willingness to amalgamate. Small and large municipalities were most likely to accept the amalgamation decision and equally sized municipalities were less likely to amalgamate voluntarily.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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