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100			_aMcQuestin, D., Drew, J. and Liboshi, H. _947420
245			_aThe temporal dependence of public policy evaluation: The case of local government amalgamation
260			_aLocal Government Studies
300			_a49(5), Oct, 2023: p.953-974
520			_aAmalgamation has been a cornerstone of many local government reform programmes internationally. However, there has been a lack of consensus in the academic literature surrounding the outcomes associated with amalgamation. One potential explanation for this is the difference in the length of time over which the evaluation takes place. In order to determine if the impacts of boundary reform are indeed temporally dependent on nature, we collected and analysed a 17-year panel of empirical data from a large-scale amalgamation programme in 2008. Our results indicate that the outcomes arising from the program do indeed display variation over time, with initial savings being negated by increased costs in the medium-term and ultimately an insignificant impact over the long term. The public policy implications and recommendations suggested by our analysis have important implications for the design and evaluation of future local government boundary reform programmes.- Reproduced https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03003930.2022.2039128
773			_aLocal Government Studies
906			_aLOCAL GOVERNMENT
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