Does decentralisation theorem shape intermunicipal cooperation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10407528 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Quentin Frère (0000-0001-7639-1771, BETA (UMR CNRS 7522), University of Haute-Alsace), Lionel Védrine (0000-0003-4614-1741, CESAER UMR 1041, INRAE, Institut Agro, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1728-1753 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00343404.2023.2282139 |
| OpenAlex | W4390587534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
This paper proposes a theoretical model of voluntary intermunicipal cooperation and empirically tests its assertions through the French municipalities’ choices of transferring their competences to the intermunicipal level. Using an original threshold models inference procedure, a probit model is estimated on shared competences. Two main results arise. Contrary to the decentralisation theorem prediction, citizens’ preference heterogeneity does not hinder local cooperation, but fiscal potential heterogeneity does. Moreover, a zoo effect is at stake for some competences, for which a significant threshold effect in their transfer probability is identified
Decentralization · Econometrics · Economics · Inference · Market economy · Microeconomics · Preference · Probit · Probit model · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Corporate Taxation and Avoidance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |