01540nam a2200193   4500999001900000008004100019100002800060245010700088260000900195300001500204520083100219650003801050700003001088700003401118773005201152906002201204942001201226952010801238  c509401d509401190507b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aPuey, Esther Pano95159  aBeuond size: overcoming fragmentation by inter-municipal  associations in Spain? the case of Catalonia  c2018  ap.639-658.  aThe 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.  aInter-municipal cooperation95157  aFerran, Jaume Magre95158  aMussons, Carla Puiggros95160  aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences  aLocal government   2ddccAR  00102ddc40709383345aIIPAbIIPAd2019-05-07h84(4), Dec, 2018: p.639-658.pAR119582r2019-05-07yAR