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Kommunernas framtid - kommunreform eller samverkan

Palmqvist, Rebecka LU (2018) SGEL36 20181
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
The municipalities in Sweden are the result of a reform executed between the years 1962-1974 in which smaller municipalities were merged with others, to create larger more economically sustainable units. Today the debate, in wheather the municipalities are able to perform their duties towards their citizens, has been revived. The standard for municipal service is set by the more affluent municipalities, and the smaller ones struggle under the pressure to stretch
their funds and abilities as far as possible to do the same.
This essay is a discussion on the subject of the Swedish municipalities, specifically the smaller ones and those situated in Region Skåne. In the current debate there seems to be two options to resolve the issue; either... (More)
The municipalities in Sweden are the result of a reform executed between the years 1962-1974 in which smaller municipalities were merged with others, to create larger more economically sustainable units. Today the debate, in wheather the municipalities are able to perform their duties towards their citizens, has been revived. The standard for municipal service is set by the more affluent municipalities, and the smaller ones struggle under the pressure to stretch
their funds and abilities as far as possible to do the same.
This essay is a discussion on the subject of the Swedish municipalities, specifically the smaller ones and those situated in Region Skåne. In the current debate there seems to be two options to resolve the issue; either smaller municipalities do what many in Skåne does now, which is collaborate across the municipal borders and regionally. Or a new reform could be carried out, and like in the previous one, smaller municipalities merge together to create larger and stronger units more able to face challenges. (Less)
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author
Palmqvist, Rebecka LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
En undersökning av de mindre kommunerna i Region Skåne
course
SGEL36 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Kommunreform, Kommunal samverkan, Region Skåne, Åstorps kommun, Samhällsplanering
language
Swedish
id
8941985
date added to LUP
2018-06-04 11:24:31
date last changed
2018-06-04 11:24:31
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  abstract     = {{The municipalities in Sweden are the result of a reform executed between the years 1962-1974 in which smaller municipalities were merged with others, to create larger more economically sustainable units. Today the debate, in wheather the municipalities are able to perform their duties towards their citizens, has been revived. The standard for municipal service is set by the more affluent municipalities, and the smaller ones struggle under the pressure to stretch
their funds and abilities as far as possible to do the same.
This essay is a discussion on the subject of the Swedish municipalities, specifically the smaller ones and those situated in Region Skåne. In the current debate there seems to be two options to resolve the issue; either smaller municipalities do what many in Skåne does now, which is collaborate across the municipal borders and regionally. Or a new reform could be carried out, and like in the previous one, smaller municipalities merge together to create larger and stronger units more able to face challenges.}},
  author       = {{Palmqvist, Rebecka}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Kommunernas framtid - kommunreform eller samverkan}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}