Intermunicipal Cooperation

Intermunicipal Cooperation is a formal organizational arrangement among legally autonomous local government entities that engage in joint action to deliver public services or address shared policy challenges, distinguished from other forms of intergovernmental interaction by its voluntary, cross-boundary, and collaborative nature.

Publications

1.5K

Citations

Authors

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

Inter-municipal Cooperation

Parents

Local Government Management

Children

Intermunicipal AccountabilityIntermunicipal AgreementsIntermunicipal ConsortiaIntermunicipal FinanceIntermunicipal PartnershipsJoint PurchasingMetropolitan CooperationMunicipal AmalgamationMunicipal Collaboration NetworksMunicipal Service Consolidation

Publications

Intermunicipal cooperation, privatization and waste management costs: Evidence from rural municipalities

Germà Bel, Melania Mur Sangrá · Waste Management · 2009 · 176 citations

Management, Economics, Environmental Management +15

The causes, spread and effects of intermunicipal cooperation and municipal mergers in Switzerland

Reto Steiner · Public Management Review · 2003 · 137 citations

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Local Government +15

Intermunicipal cooperation, public spending and service levels

Maarten Allers, J.A. de Greef · Local Government Studies · 2017 · 112 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Policy +13

Why Do Municipalities Cooperate to Provide Local Public Services? An Empirical Analysis

Germà Bel, Xavier Fageda, Melania Mur Sangrá · Local Government Studies · 2013 · 102 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Policy +17

Applying an Institutional Collective Action Framework to Investigate Intermunicipal Cooperation in Europe

António F. Tavares, Richard C. Feiock · Perspectives on Public Management and Governance · 2017 · 96 citations

Public Affairs, Public Governance, Institutional Theory +12

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Authors

GB
Germà Bel
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
5 publications · 415 citations
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AM
Austin M. Aldag
Cornell University, United States
2 publications · 137 citations
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ME
Mildred E. Warner
Cornell University, United States
2 publications · 137 citations
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MA
Maarten Allers
University of Groningen, Netherlands
2 publications · 158 citations
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Melania Mur Sangrá
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2 publications · 278 citations
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Institutions

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Venues

Local Government Studies
4 publications · 311 citations
4
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Public Management Review
2 publications · 211 citations
2
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Public Administration Review
PAR · 2 publications · 67 citations
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Urban Affairs Review
UAR · 2 publications · 74 citations
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Public Administration
2 publications · 47 citations
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