Naslov
Inter-Municipal Cooperation in Local Service Provision: Comparative Trends and Regulatory Frameworks

Autori
Škarica, Mihovil ; Giljević, Teo

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Good Local Governance: Application of European standards for local public services in France and Croatia

Urednik/ci
Lhomme, Didier ; Musa, Anamarija ; De La Rosa, Stephane

Izdavač
Larcier ; Bruylant

Grad
Brisel

Godina
2016

Raspon stranica
97-122

ISBN
978-2-8027-5358-2

Ključne riječi
local self-government, local public services, subsidiarity, inter-municipal cooperation, legal frameworks for cooperation

Sažetak
The importance of inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) when addressing the modern-day challenges of local self-government has been steadily growing over the course of the last several decades. The delivery of local public services has to meet the ever growing standards (in quantity and in quality) implemented by the public and by national and supra-national legislation as well. One of the most vital prerequisites for successful inter- local cooperation is the establishment of an appropriate legislative framework, as well as the creation of a coherent and efficient national policy on local government cooperation in general. This paper addresses theoretical concepts and different types and comparative trends of inter- municipal cooperation in order to build a framework for the analysis of different existing national legislative frameworks for the IMC: neutral (decentralized), enabling (stimulating) and comprehensive. Supranational regulatory trends concerning inter-municipal cooperation, formulated in legal and policy documents of the EU and the Council of Europe, serve as a starting point for the analysis. The elements and adequacy of national legislative frameworks for the IMC will be analysed according to local-government functions in various states and are viewed as depending on the structural features of local self-government systems (number of tiers, number of units in each territorial tier). In the last section, the regulatory framework for IMC in Croatia will be analysed, as will the trends in IMC for the provision of local public services. The legislative landscape of IMC in Croatia is scarce and reserved, and therefore unable to enhance the consolidated and subsidiarity-oriented system of local public service delivery. Further legislative and policy improvements are suggested in order to promote and facilitate inter-municipal cooperation as a means of a more effective and more efficient public service delivery.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Pravo

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