Since 1980s, government reformation has become a trend all around the world. The role that government plays faced harsh challenges so that changes are of a must. The relationship between central and local governments engaged in adjustment as a consequence. Many countries have realized the importance of decentralization of government powers. Since the declaration of the ending of martial law, Taiwan has proceeded a series of social and political liberation. Economic society and citizen society are becoming more and more vigorous as well. The whole society has been accumulating energy and ready to take off. After the legalization of local autonomy and the awakening of the people on their civil rights, democracy has already been a magic word. People enthusiastically participate in the public affairs they are interested in. Intergovernmental relationship (IGR), on the other hand, is an issue getting more complicated and problematic. The development of local autonomy is shifting from old, conventional, conservative, parochial, authoritarian localism to a new localism, which is open, interdependent, negotiating and regional cooperative. In order to respond to the request of people for more personal services, many local administrations usually deal with businesses that involve more than one region such as refuse disposal, river management, reservoir management, environment protection, mass transportation and health care. All these issues are highly interdependent and need cross-regional cooperation. Local governments should seek solution through the aspect of regional cooperation. Therefore, the key to the increase of government efficiency lies on the implementation of cross-regional cooperation mechanism among local governments. As a matter of fact, many solution strategies aiming cross-regional cooperation were given by many a local government in the world already. This essay studied the parallel interactive cooperation between local governments and provided a cross-regional cooperation solution. The case study included two examples, Taipei-Keelung and Kaohsiung City-County-Pingtong, to compare and analyze their refuse disposal models. I hope this study could help to develop horizontal integration and cross-regional cooperation among local governments and to construct ideal interaction models among vicinity regions so as to build a mechanism for wholesome metropolitan development. As part of the foundation, this study may be referred to as a suggestion for effective solution on cross-regional issues.

It has been widely acknowledged that boundary problems resulting from urban growth is one of the persistent issues at the local level. At least three main problem areas have been identified: fragmentation of the planning system, inefficiency in the service provision and the scale of local participation. The main objective of this thesis is to analyze the restructuring of the organizational structure and statutes of local authorities in terms of boundary changes, amalgamation and annexation with reference to the Turkish case. The city of Denizli has been taken as a case study as there has been a recent change in the municipal boundaries which brought the annexation of small-sized municipalities to the Denizli Municipality. The thesis problematizes the Denizli case in terms of planning processes, service provision and local participation. The experience of other countries and the literature on this issue are to be used in order to provide a yardstick against which the case of Denizli could be measured.

In Kaohsiung Hsien, all social welfare institutes are established by the Government and operated by the private companies. Therefore, we may well say that Kaohsiung County plays an vanguard role for other counties and cities in Taiwan.However, owing to the differences in positions and roles of the cooperative parties, the county and the entrusted institutes divide duties between them and share responsibilities with each other, but there is still a big difference in their expectation and interaction. This study was aimed to understand the current situation of the couny government and the institutes through interviews. In addition, the problems and difficulties in implementation of the Service Contrace were discussed respectively according to the five stages of signing the contract. We also analyzed the factors causing those problems and difficulties from six major phases. Finally,We made suggestions to the government and the institutes from three aspects: government's policies, cooperation and interaction, and suppot.

Tez (Yüksek Lisans) - Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Kamu Yönetimi Anabilim Dalı, 2009. / Kaynakça var.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2009. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 160-169). Issued in print and online. Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 172-186). Also available in print.

Inaug.-diss.--Greifswald. / Lebenslauf. At head of title: Geschichte. "Literatur": p. [5]-7.

Diss. Uppsala : Univ., 2004.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 119-126).

Thesis (M. Sc.)(Project Management)--University of Pretoria, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references.