The goal of this paper is to quantitatively assess the relationships between the service structure and size and age structure of the population, as well as the income levels and employment structure of Estonian municipalities. The article consists of three parts. The first part deals with the...

For approximately the past forty years, it has been fashionable among those studying public commodities to scorn the Balkanization of their production and distribution. Economists have been noteworthy in this regard. They have based their advocacy for the control and provision of public services...