On the optimal structure of local governments.

We show that space matters in designing the optimal provision of local public goods (LPG's). Geography imposes a particular institutional structure of local governments due to the overlapping of market areas associated with different LPG's. The optimum can be decentralized through local government...

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Publicado en:	American Economic Review Vol. 85; pp. 1224 - 1241
Autores principales:	Hochman, Oded, Pines, David, Thisse, Jacques-François
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	American Economic Association December 1995
Materias:	Municipal services Mathematical models Industrial location Municipal government Urban geography Resource allocation > Mathematical models
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