<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) in the Czech Republic is common and flexible and is generally viewed as a means to reduce problems related to the highly fragmented local government structure. The paper utilizes financial and accounting data of public entities to evaluate the character and magnitude of inter-municipal cooperation in the Czech Republic. It concludes that the extent of public services provided based on the service contracts or through institutionalized forms of IMC is quite limited and that the majority of the IMC is somewhat informal and soft , e.g. exchange of experience and ad-hoc projects.</p></abstract>

Inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) in the Czech Republic is common and flexible and is generally viewed as a means to reduce problems related to the highly fragmented local government structure. The paper utilizes financial and accounting data of public entities to evaluate the character and magnitude of inter-municipal cooperation in the Czech Republic. It concludes that the extent of public services provided based on the service contracts or through institutionalized forms of IMC is quite limited and that the majority of the IMC is somewhat informal and soft , e.g. exchange of experience and ad-hoc projects.

Inter-Municipal Cooperation in the Czech Republic: A Public Finance Perspective

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy

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Inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) in the Czech Republic is common and flexible and is generally viewed as a means to reduce problems related to the highly...

Inter-Municipal Cooperation in the Czech Republic: A Public Finance Perspective

Online veröffentlicht: 06. Dez. 2018

Seitenbereich: 153 - 170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2018-0017

Schlüsselwörter
inter-municipal cooperation, financial management, local government, Czech Republic

© 2018 Lucie Sedmihradská, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Inter-Municipal Cooperation in the Czech Republic: A Public Finance Perspective

Online veröffentlicht: 06. Dez. 2018

Seitenbereich: 153 - 170

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2018-0017

Schlüsselwörterinter-municipal cooperation, financial management, local government, Czech Republic

© 2018 Lucie Sedmihradská, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
inter-municipal cooperation, financial management, local government, Czech Republic