Consolidation of the administrative structures in metropolitan areas versus efficiency – anglo-saxon experience
Abstract
One of the effects of metropolization is the urban area expansion on adjacent to the core of administrative units. This makes it necessary to build mechanisms for coordinating the performance of public services throughout the metropolitan assembly. Often posed a postulate in such cases is the consolidation of administrative structures which consists of the incorporation of units adjacent to the core. Supporters of such measures are based on the conviction that such a centralization of management will be conducive to the efficiency of public services (including administration). Conviction is based on the so-called economies of scale and economies of scope. An article in the analysis of processes of consolidation which was made in England, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, does not confirm these convictions. In many cases, such actions have led to a decline in efficiency and thus the main factor incentive to change.
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metropolisation, local government, economies of scale, efficiencyReferences
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