Publication details

Barriers to inter-municipal cooperation

Authors

NEMEC Juraj JAKUŠ MUTHOVÁ Nikoleta MIKUŠOVÁ MERIČKOVÁ Beáta

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Administratie si Management Public
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Citation
Web https://www.ramp.ase.ro/vol41/41-07.pdf
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/amp/2023.41-07
Keywords Municipality; Inter-municipal cooperation; Local public services; Slovakia
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Description This article investigates barriers to inter-municipal cooperation in Slovakia, a country that is essentially formed of small municipalities. In a fragmented municipal structure, inter-municipal cooperation could be the way to achieve lower costs for service provision while maintaining or even increasing a quality service, taking into account economies of scale. The study aimed to identify the barriers to inter-municipal cooperation in Slovak conditions. The study uses a questionnaire and a qualitative expert opinions method. The potential of cost saving in local public services was identified as a motivation for inter-municipal cooperation. The main identified barriers are transaction costs (of different types), non-existent benchmarks (no regular comparisons of best solutions), and limited motivation to select the optimal mode of service provision.

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