Was it worth it? : the territorial reform in the canton of Glarus

Hofmann, Roland; Rother, Natanael

doi:10.1111/spsr.12354

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Was it worth it? : the territorial reform in the canton of Glarus
Authors:	Hofmann, Roland Rother, Natanael
DOI:	10.1111/spsr.12354
Published in:	Swiss Political Science Review
Volume(Issue):	25
Issue:	2
Page(s):	128
Pages to:	156
Issue Date:	2019
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Wiley
ISSN:	1424-7755 1662-6370
Language:	English
Subjects:	Economies of scale; Federalism; Synthetic control method; Territorial reform of communes
Subject (DDC):	350: Public administration
Abstract:	This paper examines the financial impact of the 2011 reform of the local governments and jurisdictions in the canton of Glarus. After a popular vote 70 public entities were reorganized to form three large uniformed communes. Previous research showed that amalgamations do not automatically lead to savings in public expenditures and economies of scale. We empirically apply the synthetic control method and show that the territorial reform realized some savings in public expenditure. However, the effect of the reorganization of tasks and responsibilities between the canton and the communes was more influential. The reform must be understood as a horizontal and vertical venture that encompasses both the communes and the canton, much more far-reaching than a pure local territorial reform.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/17374
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Wealth & Asset Management (IWA)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen School of Management and Law

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Hofmann, R., & Rother, N. (2019). Was it worth it? : the territorial reform in the canton of Glarus. Swiss Political Science Review, 25(2), 128–156. https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12354

Hofmann, R. and Rother, N. (2019) ‘Was it worth it? : the territorial reform in the canton of Glarus’, Swiss Political Science Review, 25(2), pp. 128–156. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12354.

R. Hofmann and N. Rother, “Was it worth it? : the territorial reform in the canton of Glarus,” Swiss Political Science Review, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 128–156, 2019, doi: 10.1111/spsr.12354.

HOFMANN, Roland und Natanael ROTHER, 2019. Was it worth it? : the territorial reform in the canton of Glarus. Swiss Political Science Review. 2019. Bd. 25, Nr. 2, S. 128–156. DOI 10.1111/spsr.12354

Hofmann, Roland, and Natanael Rother. 2019. “Was It Worth It? : The Territorial Reform in the Canton of Glarus.” Swiss Political Science Review 25 (2): 128–56. https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12354.

Hofmann, Roland, and Natanael Rother. “Was It Worth It? : The Territorial Reform in the Canton of Glarus.” Swiss Political Science Review, vol. 25, no. 2, 2019, pp. 128–56, https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12354.