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[In Brief] The larger the government unit making the purchases, the more buying power it can leverage to reduce costs. [Rationale] Metropolitan or consolidated governments are frequently promoted based on their ability to concentrate buying power into larger purchasing authorities that can force suppliers to offer better pricing. This is a simple case of monopsony power -- the power of a single, larger buyer to force prices downward, in a mirror image of monopoly power when a single, larger suppleir can force prices upward. [Factor] 
Improved Bargaining Power
Should City and County Governments Merge? | Gongol.com
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