Federations of Municipalities
A Practical Alternative to Local Government Consolidations in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6263736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A J Jacobs (University of Cincinnati, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 247-274 |
| Publication date | 2004-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1895 • E-ISSN: 1468-0491 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0491.2004.00245.x |
| OpenAlex | W2072119721 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 13 |
This article examines the merits of Wide Area Federations of Municipalities (MFs) as a public service delivery alternative to local government consolidation in Japan. It argues that MFs provide localities with a reasonable option to mergers where amalgamations are politically or geographically impractical, such as in sparsely populated, mountainous, and agricultural areas. Conversely, it maintains that MFs are less practical, efficient, and common in urbanized regions. These findings, the article concludes, suggest a new era of local government in Japan has begun. In this period, to be known asThe Race for Local Power, national policies have provoked a new wave of municipal mergers
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,43 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2024 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |