Inter-municipal cooperation presents an opportunity to formulate policies, execute administrative assignments and their public services and representation of interests in local government. Savinjsko–Šaleška region or region SAŠA has highly developed tourism area, even though it has lower number of residents and municipalities. Istria is also known for its tourist capacity, which allows for a comparison between the two. The problem is the lack of transparency in the areas and the form of inter-municipal cooperation, which prevents or worsens the promotion of inappropriate areas of inter-municipal cooperation. The purpose of the master's thesis is to analyze areas of inter-municipal cooperation, discover the reasons for cooperation or non-cooperation between selected municipalities, present and compare tourism in both selected regions, and provide answers to research questions.
The research uses survey methods, empirical methods and literature review. The purpose was achieved with the obtained data, which is analyzed in more detail and presented with the help of charts and tables.
Considering the findings from the survey questionnaires, we conclude that municipal policing, inspection and tourism are the most common areas for inter-municipal cooperation between the selected municipalities. The results of the survey showed that cooperation has an excellent positive and very good effect on strengthening ties between the selected municipalities. It is also evident that the Croatian region of Istria is more successful in the field of tourism than the Slovenian region of SAŠA. Among the most common reasons for inter-municipal cooperation are co-financing by the municipality, reducing financial costs and increasing the efficiency of the municipality.
The research can be expanded to the entire territory of Slovenia, which would require more time and mentoring from various experts in this field. The research can be used for further studies and research, especially on the topic of inter-municipal cooperation, which provides an incentive for further study of the field and solving the mentioned problems.
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