01164nam a22001097a 4500008004100000100005200041245013700093260003100230300003000261520073200291773003101023240101b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aValkulenko, V., Bourmistrov, A. and Grossi, G.   aThrough the prism of cognition: Exploration of local political leaders’ behaviour during incented voluntary municipal amalgamation  aLocal Government Studies    a49(5), Oct, 2023: 975-999  aFor decades, amalgamation has remained at the top of the international reform agenda. Seeking to enhance local governments’ economic efficiency and democracy, municipal mergers were encouraged in numerous countries. However, the results of such reforms remain controversial. The paper aims to extend the understanding of reasons for municipalities’ diverging responses to financial incentives under amalgamation. In this way, the study adds to local public administration literature, by showing the influence of psychological factors and individuals’ cognition on the result of mergers in the context of two Ukrainian local governments. – Reproduced 

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  aLocal Government Studies