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The perception of inter-municipal cooperation by local officials and managers

Eduard Bakoš
Eduard Bakoš
, 
Filip Hrůza
Filip Hrůza
, 
David Fiedor
David Fiedor
 oraz 
Kamila Dolák Klemešová
Kamila Dolák Klemešová
   | 29 sty 2021
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Data publikacji: 29 sty 2021
Zakres stron: 1 - 14
Otrzymano: 29 paź 2020
Przyjęty: 11 lis 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2021-0002
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© 2021 Eduard Bakoš et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1

Increasing administrative capacity according to municipality sizeSource: Authors own elaboration
Increasing administrative capacity according to municipality sizeSource: Authors own elaboration

Fig. 2

Reducing costs according to municipality sizeSource: Authors own elaboration
Reducing costs according to municipality sizeSource: Authors own elaboration

Representativeness of survey

Number of inhabitants Czech Republic Survey
Count Percent Count Percent
0–199 1,432 22.9 236 15.2
200–499 1,992 31.8 483 31.0
500–999 1,379 22.0 368 23.6
1,000–1,999 755 12.1 230 14.8
2,000–4,999 427 6.8 134 8.6
5,000–9,999 142 2.3 52 3.3
10,000–19,999 69 1.1 26 1.7
20,000–49,999 44 0.7 19 1.2
50,000–99,999 12 0.2 8 0.5
100,000 and more 6 0.1 1 0.1
Total 6,258 100.0 1,557 100.0

Preferred form of cooperation according to municipal size groups

Count VAMs % LAG % Contracts % A joint venture %
0–199 224 65.63 57.14 20.98 0.89
200–499 460 68.48 67.83 22.17 3.91
500–999 360 76.39 76.67 25.56 8.61
1,000–1,999 223 76.23 84.30 30.94 10.31
2,000–4,999 130 70.00 76.92 31.54 9.23
5,000–9,999 49 75.51 77.55 40.82 16.33
10,000–19,999 26 61.54 61.54 34.62 23.08
20,000–49,999 18 55.56 50.00 61.11 22.22
50,000–99,999 8 50.00 12.50 62.50 25.00
100,000 and more 1 0.00 0.00 100.00 0.00
Total 1,499 71.05 71.25 26.48 7.07

Preferred benefits from using the IMC form

Perceived benefit Statement Average value
Increasing administrative capacity IMC allows us to solve those problems so that we lack sufficient capacity because of their complexity (HR, knowledge, etc.). 2.75
Reducing costs IMC helps us to reduce costs on services provided by the municipality. 2.91
Efficiency of services IMC helps increase the efficiency of municipal administration. 3.11
Scope of services IMC allows for increasing the scope of public services provided. 3.05
Development of municipalities IMC supports the development of your municipality. 2.65
Grants IMC helps in obtaining subsidies/grants/additional funding to finance projects in the territory of our municipality. 2.81

Selected respondents for interviews with different characteristics

No. of case Number of VAM member municipalities Total population in VAM area Average municipal population in VAM area Interviewed representative FTE Presence of ORP in VAM organization Membership fee policy Fee for other services provision implementation CSS
1 12 8,500 708 CH, EM 5.7 No 5 € per inhabitant Yes Yes
2 27 34,700 1,285 EM, PM 3 Yes Initial rate of 0.8 € per inhabitant, then floating level with the average rate about 1.2 € per inhabitant Yes Yes
3 14 13,000 929 CH 0.5* No 0.8 € per inhabitant (occasionally is collected extraordinary contribution) Yes No
4 10 9,000 900 CH 2.4 No 0.4 € per inhabitant (occasionally is collected extraordinary contribution) No Yes
5 9 4,000 444 EM 3 (1) No Approximately 4 € per inhabitant Yes Yes
6 26 34,000 1,308 EM, PM 12.2 (8) Yes Approximately 0.7 € per inhabitant (occasionally is collected extraordinary contribution) Yes Yes
7 42 55,000 1,310 EM 6 (3) Yes 0 (revenues from other economic activities) No Yes
8 22 8,500 386 CH 6 Yes Approximately 2.4 € per inhabitant Yes Yes
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Dziedziny czasopisma:
Biznes i ekonomia, Ekonomia polityczna, Finanse publiczne i polityka fiskalna, Zarządzanie biznesem, Branże, Sektor publiczny, partnerstwo publiczno-prywatne, administracja publiczna, Nauki społeczne, Socjologia, Polityka społeczna, praca socjalna, pomoc rozwojowa, Politologia, inne
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