Intergovernmental cooperative relations is presented as a very important issue in the age of local autonomy. This study aims to establish logic of relationships and a model which would increase cooperative relations among governments in dealing with e...
Intergovernmental cooperative relations is presented as a very important issue in the age of local autonomy. This study aims to establish logic of relationships and a model which would increase cooperative relations among governments in dealing with external functions requiring intergovernmental cooperation. Drawing upon the analysis of concepts, approaches and existing models of IGR, Intergovernmental Cooperation Model(ICM) suggested in this study consists of three sub-models: cooperative function, cooperative capacity and cooperative apparatus model. The model contains methods to transform fragmented functions among governments into cooperative ones and to induce the governmental agencies to share the costs. It also involves procedures for the governments to choose cooperative function and cooperative capacity and to link them by constitutional choice. The model presented in this study is useful in terms of converting the ineffectively fragmented functions presented as Win/Lose, Lose/Win, Lose/Lose to Win/Win type of agreement of cooperation as well as of cost-sharing among the governments by using mechanism of mutual benefits and mutual costs based on the logic of relationships. The merits of this model lies in the fact that it leads to desirable cooperative relations covering the entire governmental functions. By searching the model for the intergovernmental relations, this study provides a step to a solution to the conflicting interests among the governments with both theoretical and practical purposes.