作者：Bel, Germa; Warner, Mildred E.
作者单位：University of Barcelona; Cornell University
摘要：Austerity and fiscal crisis make the search for cost-saving reforms in local government more critical. While cost savings from privatization have frequently proven ephemeral, inter-municipal cooperation has been a relatively understudied reform. We analyse the literature on cost savings under cooperation and find that savings are dependent on (1) the cost structure of public services, particularly those related to scale and density economies and externalities, (2) the structure of local govern...
作者：Painter, Chris
作者单位：Birmingham City University
作者：Cole, Michael
作者单位：University of Liverpool
摘要：This article considers non-legislative committee scrutiny at the Northern Ireland Assembly. The core question is: How is such committee scrutiny diminished through the consociational/power-sharing context? The question is assessed in terms of three phases - selection, obtaining evidence, and evaluative - and through eight specific claims. Consideration is also given to the context of the absence of a formal opposition, ways in which politicians can circumvent consociational constraints, and co...
