Die Schweizer Gemeinden im Wandel : Konvergenz oder Divergenz?

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Title
Die Schweizer Gemeinden im Wandel : Konvergenz oder Divergenz?
Journal
Swiss Political Science Review
Author(s)
Ladner A., Steiner R.
ISSN-L
1424-7755
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2003
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
9
Number
1
Pages
233-259
Language
german
Notes
ladner2003schweizer
Abstract
Switzerland is currently going through a phase of political restructuring. The numerous reform activities at the beginning of the twenty-first century leave almost no area of political life untouched. The reforms are particularly abundant in the 2′867 municipalities, spanning from amalgamations, intermunicipal co-operation, New Public Management, to reforms of the political systems. Accounting for the fact that there are big socio-economic differences between the municipalities as well as their political systems, we investigate whether the municipalities are headed for divergence or convergence as a result of these reforms. The empirical results are derived from three surveys of the local authorities conducted in 1988, 1994, and 1998. The results indicate that the communes do convergence in regard to their administrative and political structure. However, the convergence appears to be limited to the single cantons and observable only among certain types of municipalities.
Keywords
institutional reforms, institutional change, municipal reforms, Swiss local authorities, convergence, divergence
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