Inter-Jurisdictional Comparison of Public Asset Utilization in Tokyo Metropolitan Local Governments

Thien-Vu Tran (), Hosomi Shoichiro () and Masayoshi Noguchi ()
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Thien-Vu Tran: Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology, The University of Danang
Hosomi Shoichiro: Tokyo Metropolitan University
Masayoshi Noguchi: Tokyo Metropolitan University

Public Organization Review, 2023, vol. 23, issue 1, No 12, 197-218

Abstract: Abstract Japanese local governments have been significantly undergoing reform to pursue better efficiency of public services, where public assets play a pivotal role. Optimizing public asset utilization possibly entails efficiency improvement. Using a two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis, this paper estimates efficiency scores, regressed on various composites of public assets for Tokyo’s 49 local governments (23 special wards and 26 Tama cities) over the 2008–2017 period. Our evidence suggests that the special wards could invest more in living and infrastructure and lessen shared services with their higher-tier government. In contrast, the Tama cities could increase their educational assets and curtail infrastructure investment.

Keywords: Public efficiency; Asset investment; Tokyo local governments; Special wards; Tama cities; DEA two-stage regression model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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