Local governments’ efficiency: A systematic literature review – Part I

Isabel Narbón-Perpiñá () and Kristof De Witte
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Isabel Narbón-Perpiñá: Department of Economics, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain

No 2016/20, Working Papers from Economics Department, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón (Spain)

Abstract: The efficient management of the available resources in local governments has been a topic of high interest in the field of public sector. We provide an extensive and comprehensive review of the existing literature on local governments’ efficiency from a global point of view, covering all articles from 1990 to August 2016. This paper is the first of two. It covers the basic aspects related to local governments’ efficiency measurement not taking into account the effect of environmental conditions. First we show a detailed overview of the studies investigating public sector efficiency across various countries, comparing the data and samples employed, and the main results obtained. Second, we describe which techniques have been used for measuring efficiency in the context of local governments. Third, we summarise the inputs and outputs used. Finally, we discuss some operative directions and considerations for further research in the field.

Keywords: Efficiency; local government; survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 H40 H72 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52 pages
Date: 2016
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