Redefinition of the local map vs local bodies institutional cooperation in Portugal
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Vol 25 No Ext (2016): XXX Aniversario de la Carta Europea de Autonomía Local, Extraordinario
Submitted: 18-05-2016
Accepted: 18-05-2016
Abstract
Beginning from some constitutional background elements, which are the definition themselves of local autonomy, this article tries to evidence the connection between the phenomenon of local bodies cooperation, and the propensity subsistence and preservation of the number of Portuguese municipalities over the last decades.
Keywords:
local autonomy, local bodies, municipalities, cooperation, dissolution, inter-municipal entities, inter-municipal contracts
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