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Niezwykłe rozszerzenie granic miasta. Przypadek Zielonej Góry w kontekście zjawiska jazdy na gapę .

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Swianiewicz P., Szmigiel-Rawska K.

Studia Regionalne i Lokalne

2019

issue 4(78)

54-74

Celem badań przedstawionych w artykule była ocena skutków połączenia miasta na prawach powiatu Zielona Góra z gminą wiejską o tej samej nazwie w 2015 roku w kontekście funkcjonowania demokracji lokalnej. A także weryfikacja zjawiska jazdy na gapę z wykorzystaniem wspólnych zasobów w kontekście reformy terytorialnej. Analiza, oparta na quasi-eksperymentalnym schemacie z wykorzystaniem metody synthetic control, nie potwierdziła hipotezy jazdy na gapę z wykorzystaniem wspólnych zasobów, co jest wynikiem odróżniającym to badanie od wcześniej prowadzonych. Wyniki naszego badania wskazują również, że zastosowana w Zielonej Górze strategia może być skuteczna w osiągnięciu pośredniego celu politycznego, jakim było zapewnienie przychylności mieszkańców dla prowadzonej reformy i wysoka legitymizacja jej rezultatów.

The purpose of the research presented in the article is to assess the effects of the 2015 amalgamation of the Zielona Góra city with the rural commune of the same name on the quality of local democracy. The second goal is to examine the phenomenon of free riding on the common pool in the context of the local-level territorial reform. The analysis, based on a quasi-experimental scheme using the synthetic control method, unlike previous studies, did not confirm the free riding hypothesis. The results of the study also indicate that the strategy implemented in Zielona Góra can be useful in achieving an intermediate political goal, which is to ensure the residents’ approval of the reform and legitimization of its results.

Financial and Legal Mechanisms for Municipal Entity Transformation: Experience of Russia and Other Countries

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Mironova S.

Financial Law Review

2020

vol. 19

issue 3

53-68

The amalgamations of municipalities take place in many countries, including Russia. One of the main reasons for this association is the possibility of solving the financial problems of small municipalities with its help, and increasing the efficiency of the use of budget resources. Does the amalgamation of municipalities achieve these goals? The foreign practice of several decades shows that not always after the merger budget funds begin to be spent more efficiently. Russian practice is not so long yet, but now analysis of budget data (for example, alignment of budgetary provision) shows that such conclusions can also be made in Russia. However, this requires a study of the financial security of the newly created municipalities for several years. The article studies such important areas as the financial reasons for the transformation of municipalities; financial support of merging municipalities from higher budgets in order to ensure all territories of municipalities that are included in the newly created municipality; financial and legal consequences of such an association, i.e. whether it is really effective, as was stated when deciding on the association; alignment of budgetary provision of municipalities. It is concluded that it is necessary to consolidate the principle of guaranteeing a municipality in Russian legislation at the federal level if it amalgamates with other municipal entities with financial support at a level not lower than that which it had before the merger. The study results can be used to improve Russian legislation regarding the financial support of municipalities in the process of combining them.

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Niezwykłe rozszerzenie granic miasta. Przypadek Zielonej Góry w kontekście zjawiska jazdy na gapę .

Financial and Legal Mechanisms for Municipal Entity Transformation: Experience of Russia and Other Countries