제1장 서 론 1제1절 연구배경 및 목적 ···········································································31. 연구의 배경 및 필요성 ··································································32. 연구의 목적 ···················································································4제2절 연구의 범위 및 구성 ······································································61. 연구의 범위 ···················································································62. 연구의 방법 ···················································································73. 연구의 흐름 및 보고서의 구성 ······················································8제2장 개념적·제도적 접근 및 연구의 분석틀 11제1절 인구감소와 제도적 영향요인 ························································131. 인구감소 및 이동에 관한 이론적 논의 ·········································132. 지역 인구감소와 지방행정으로의 영향 ·········································17제2절 정책적 대응으로서의 지방행정체제 개편 ······································261. 인구감소대응과 정책적 대응 ························································262. 지방행정제체 개편의 필요성과 방향 ············································31제3절 자치단체 대응전략과 분석틀 ························································371. 자치단체 대응전략 ·······································································372. 분석틀 ·························································································38제3장 인구감소대응을 위한 행정계층·구역 연구 43제1절 행정체제 개편과정 ·······································································451. 행정계층 및 구역의 획정 ···························································452. 행정구역 개편과정 ·······································································47제2절 행정체제개편의 선행연구 검토 ·····················································52목 차제3절 행정계층 및 구역 개편방안 ··························································571. 개편방향 ······················································································572. 개편안 ·························································································60 가. 광역단위 개편방안 ··································································60 나. 기초단위 개편방안 ··································································723. 법적조치(안) ················································································81제4장 인구감소대응을 위한 기능재배분 연구 85제1절 개요 ·····························································································87제2절 이론 및 법제 분석 ·······································································891. 기능조정에 관한 논의 및 선행연구 ··············································892. 지방자치단체의 기능조정 관련 법·제도 ·······································90제3절 기능재배분에 관한 설문조사 ························································961. 조사설계 ······················································································962. 결과분석 ····················································································100제4절 소결: 기능재배분 방안 ·······························································1221. 인구감소의 영향과 기능의 변화방향 ···········································1222. 기능재배분 방안 ·········································································124제5장 자치단체간 협력제도 활용방안 연구 129제1절 개요 ···························································································131제2절 이론 빛 법제 분석 ·····································································1321. 자치단체 간 협력제도에 대한 이론적·법제도적 논의 ·················1322. 인구감소 관련 자치단체 간 협력제도 ·········································147제3절 협력제도에 관한 설문조사 ··························································1541. 조사설계 ···················································································1542. 결과분석 ····················································································158제4절 협력제도 방안 ············································································1721. 인구감소의 영향과 협력제도의 변화방향 ····································1722. 소결: 협력제도 활성화 방안 ······················································178제6장 결 론 181제1절 연구결과 요약 및 연구의 의의 ···················································183제2절 정책제언(종합) ···········································································1871. 지방행정체제 개편: 행정계층·구역 정비방안 ·····························1872. 지방행정체제 개편: 기능재배분 방안 ·········································1903. 자치단체간 협력제도 활성화 방안 ··············································194참고문헌 200부록1: 해외사례 2071. 일본 ···························································································2072. 오스트리아 ·················································································2133. 프랑스 ························································································2164. 영국 ···························································································2225. 미국 ···························································································2296.OECD의 제언(스페인 사례) ·······················································231부록2:『인구감소 대응을 위한 지방행정체제 개편 및 협력제도 강화방안』 - 공무원 설문조사지 - 236Abstract 245