Public AdministrationVolume 58, Issue 4 p. 439-463 Remoteness, Efficiency, Cost and the Reorganization of Scottish Local Government EDWARD PAGE, EDWARD PAGE The authors are, respectively, Lecturer in the Department of Politics and the Centre, for Study of Public Policy, and Lecturer in the Department of Administration, University of Strathclyde.Search for more papers by this authorARTHUR MIDWINTER, ARTHUR MIDWINTER The authors are, respectively, Lecturer in the Department of Politics and the Centre, for Study of Public Policy, and Lecturer in the Department of Administration, University of Strathclyde.Search for more papers by this author EDWARD PAGE, EDWARD PAGE The authors are, respectively, Lecturer in the Department of Politics and the Centre, for Study of Public Policy, and Lecturer in the Department of Administration, University of Strathclyde.Search for more papers by this authorARTHUR MIDWINTER, ARTHUR MIDWINTER The authors are, respectively, Lecturer in the Department of Politics and the Centre, for Study of Public Policy, and Lecturer in the Department of Administration, University of Strathclyde.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1980 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.1980.tb00416.xCitations: 5AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume58, Issue4December 1980Pages 439-463 RelatedInformation