Polarization in a Universal Welfare State: Do Varying Intra-Municipal Conditions Imply Centre-Periphery Tensions?

• In Event: Political Economy of Decentralization and Local Governance

Brief Overview

Allegedly, amalgamations make welfare provision more equal between territories and reduce polarization. However, paradoxically, amalgamations might give rise to new intra-municipal divisions. The paper sets out to investigate if this is the case.

Authors

• Gissur Erlingsson, Linkoping University

• Susanne Eva Wallman, Linkoping University

• Richard Ohrvall, Linkoping University