Municipal Amalgamations and Common Pool Problems: The Danish Local Government Reform in 2007

Amalgamating municipalities carries risks in terms of public expenditure control. The tax base of the new amalgamated municipality represents a common pool resource. The incentive is to exploit it – that is, to spend before closing time. This article investigates last‐minute spending by Danish munic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian political studies 2010-03, Vol.33 (1), p.51-73
1. Verfasser:	Blom-Hansen, Jens
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administrative reform Budget control Denmark Expenditures Financing methods Local communities Local Government Municipal council Public expenditure Reform Resource allocation Risk Taxation
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