Essays about: "Local Government Fragmentation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Local Government Fragmentation.

  1. 1. Freedom and Movement for Humans and Wild Animals : A journey along the German-Danish border fence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Francis Rogers; [2023]
    Keywords : Animal migration; migrant rights; border fencing; habitat fragmentation; animal agency; German-Danish border;

    Abstract : In December 2019, the Danish government finished building a fence on the border with Germany. Although the fence was nominally intended to prevent wild boar entering Denmark, the government had recently acquired enough barbed wire to reinforce it against human migrants. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sharing Economy Accommodation Platforms and their Perceived Effects : A Case Study on Stakeholders in Italian Rural Tourism

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Francesca Papais; [2023]
    Keywords : sharing economy; Airbnb; rural areas; rural tourism; accommodation; perceived effects; stakeholders; Social Exchange Theory; SET; community;

    Abstract : Sharing economy accommodation platforms, particularly Airbnb, influence tourism, generating copious socioeconomic effects in cities, regions and greater areas. However, the impact of this phenomenon remains understudied in rural areas. This study aims to examine the perceived effects of Airbnb in a rural context. READ MORE

  4. 3. Local government fragmentation and impact on local government debt : A panel data analysis of Swedish municipalities

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Anton Ögren; [2020]
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    Abstract : This paper sets out to investigate the impact of government fragmentation on local government debt. The weak government hypothesis states that government fragmentation leads to higher budget deficits and higher public debt. The hypothesis is tested on a panel dataset comprised of 285 out of 290 Swedish municipalities over the period 2000-2017. READ MORE

  5. 4. Local Government Fragmentation and Debt Development in Swedish Municipalities

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Adam Björkman; Gustav Helgesson; [2019-07-03]
    Keywords : Sweden; Municipalities; Local Government Fragmentation; Municipal Debt; Cross-ideological Government;

    Abstract : The common pool problem and veto player model states that fragmented governments generate higher levels of public debt. This study explores these mechanisms in the Swedish setting, which has not previously been investigated, by using panel data for 289 municipalities between 1998 to 2017. READ MORE

  6. 5. Disciplining coal resistance : the dynamics of violence and power in disciplining the resistance against the Hambach coal mine in Germany

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Vera Schumann; [2019]
    Keywords : resistance; disciplining dissent; violence; Galtung; power; climate justice;

    Abstract : With climate change being one of the biggest challenges our society is faced with, resistance against fossil fuel companies is on the rise. One such example is the resistance against the Hambach coal mine close to Cologne in Western Germany which is the world’s largest opencast lignite mine. READ MORE