This paper argues that the role of big cities is now strongly influenced, inItaly, by ties resulting from unresolved problems concerning the structure, whenfully implemented, of municipal taxes, on the one hand, and the issue of functionsrelating to the LEP (i.e. basic levels of benefits), which...

We propose a model of strikes in a relational (or self-enforcing) contract framework. The employer has private information about firm profitability, proposes a wage and a bonus, and can outsource part of the production, in each period. The union can either go on strike or reduce the worker's...

The services provided by local authorities such as education, recreation, gardening and public cleaning, and water and sewerage are usually defined as public goods that are intended to improve their residents’ quality of life. This paper helps local policy makers to achieve this goal by...

Раскрыты и проанализированы основные проблемы ЖКХ в России, а также рассмотрен зарубежный опыт решения этих проблем.

Целевые установки органов местного самоуправления при осуществлении своих полномочий и функций формируют вектор социально-экономического развития...

The aim of this article is to examine the contingency determinants in the performance of municipal public services of Cameroonian cities. This objective requires two related studies: the first consists of contributing to the understanding of municipal practices regarding the measurement of...

Shortage of public capital and inefficiency of public provision have resulted in new approaches to organise infrastructure services. Privatisation and public-private partnerships have been under discussion for decades. This paper develops a framework for analysing infrastructure networks from...

Administrative decentralisation in Spain has been a continuous process since the restoration of democracy. However, while significant transfers of powers and funding have taken place between the central and regional governments, this is not the case with respect to local authorities. This...

This paper analyzes the fiscal and land value impacts of public open-space conservation in a budget-constrained city. It derives the necessary and sufficient conditions for open-space conservation to increase the level of municipal services and the total land value within the city. The...