PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE: AN EVALUATION OF REORGANISATION IN SCOTLAND AND WALES.

BOYNE, GEORGE A.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES, n.º 3/1997, pág. 56

1. Introduction. 2. Public choice theory and local government structure. a) Fragmentation. b) Concentration. c) Flexibility. 3. Criticisms of public choice theory. a) Unrealistic assumptions?. b) Absence of evidence?. c) Evidence of absence?. d) Inequitable outcomes?. e) Summary. 4. Reorganisation in scotland and wales. a) Fragmentation. b) Concentration. c) Flexibility. 5. Conclusion.