01420nam a2200181 4500 509401 509401 190507b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Puey, Esther Pano 5159 Beuond size: overcoming fragmentation by inter-municipal associations in Spain? the case of Catalonia 2018 p.639-658. The Spanish local system is characterised by strong fragmentation and a large number of local territorial entities. One of the possible ways of compensating for this small size is through associations of municipalities, which may empower their members to provide better services and may increase their ability to solve problems. However, the size of the municipalities may not be the only important factor. Indeed, other dimensions of size, such as the number of members or the size of the institution as an indicator of the degree of institutionalisation, can be taken into account. In this article, we explore the inter-municipal associations in an area of Spain (Catalonia) in order to identify and analyse the key factors and explanatory variables, and to explore different dimensions of the concept of size. - Reproduced. Inter-municipal cooperation 5157 Ferran, Jaume Magre 5158 Mussons, Carla Puiggros 5160 International Review of Administrative Sciences Local government ddc AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 383345 IIPA IIPA 2019-05-07 84(4), Dec, 2018: p.639-658. AR119582 2019-05-07 AR