Do boundary consolidations alter the relationship between politicians and voters? The case of municipal mergers in Japan

Yamada, Kyohei; Arai, Kiyomi

doi:10.1080/03003930.2020.1761335

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“…The survey questions also attempt to incorporate aspects of ongoing international debates. There are many common and contentious local government reform proposals across OECD countries, including: merging or amalgamating local governments into single larger authorities based on debates about efficiency (Drew et al., 2019; Jakobsen & Kjaer, 2016; Strebel, 2019; Yamada & Arai, 2021); relatedly, economies of scale and the attractiveness of outsourcing to market operators, as well as correcting deficiencies of New Public Management (Bel & Fageda, 2017; Bel & Gradus, 2018; Lindholst et al., 2018; Moldenæs & Torsteinsen, 2017); levels of autonomy and appropriate roles and responsibilities (Keuffer & Horber‐Papazian, 2020); and more effective forms of citizen consultation and participation at the local level (Baltz, 2022; Karv et al., 2023).…”

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The legitimacy of local government in the Australian federation

Brenton,

Stein

2024

Politics & Policy

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Australian local government does not enjoy the status of its counterparts in comparable democracies and has long sought acknowledgment in the federal constitution. As these campaigns have consistently failed, this study considers how, and in which forms, local government obtains its own political legitimacy within a governance system centered on the citizen–state relationship, in addition to evaluating the relationships between the different forms of legitimacy. We find that positive perceptions of local government effectiveness are associated with higher levels of support for constitutional change, but that local governments need to pay more attention to systems of accountability and oversight, how building and planning issues are handled, and how they communicate with residents. Generally, and unsurprisingly, local government is appreciated more by those who rely on their services yet who are not always the loudest voices in public debates. Constitutional legitimacy is more likely when other sources of legitimacy are enhanced.Related ArticlesTran, Carolyn‐Thi Thanh Dung, and Brian Dollery. 2022. “Administrative Intensity and Financial Sustainability: An Empirical Analysis of the Victorian Local Government System.” Politics & Policy 50(3): 540–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12466.Van Acker, Elizabeth. 2009. “Service Delivery of Relationship Support Programs in Australia: Implications for the ‘Community Sector.’” Politics & Policy 37(6): 1307–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747‐1346.2009.00221.x.Wallis, Joe Tor Brodtkorb, Brian Dollery, and Muiris MacCarthaigh. 2017. “Commissions and Local Government Reform: Expressed Leadership Identities of Commissioners in Inquiries Proposing Municipal Mergers in Northern Ireland and New South Wales.” Politics & Policy 45(2): 285–308. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.12199.

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The legitimacy of local government in the Australian federation

Brenton,

Stein

2024

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“…Municipalities that did or did not outsource their tax collection differ in various ways. Following Yamada and Arai (2020), we overcame this limitation by using stratified random sampling. We stratified the municipalities into several strata, making sure that the differences in municipality‐level variables were not statistically significant.…”

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