The Technical Efficiency of Local Action Groups: a Czech Republic Case Study

Iveta Vrabková and Pavel Šaradín
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Iveta Vrabková: Department of Public Economics at VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Sokolská třída 33, 701 21 Ostrava, Czech Republic
Pavel Šaradín: Department of Politics and European Studies, Palacky University, Křížkovského 12, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2017, vol. 65, issue 3, 1065-1074

Abstract: Local Action Groups (LAGs) represent a dynamic platform for inter-municipal cooperation in Europe. Their principal advantages include EU funding and the capacity to generate economic returns and stimulate the development of local communities. The methodology used for the evaluation of the performance of LAGs is defined by the EU on the one hand and by national authorities on the other. Furthermore, there are an entire array of evaluation tools and academic experiments available. The present paper does not aim at a comprehensive evaluation of LAGs, but instead only examines the technical efficiency of LAGs. Using the Czech Republic as an example, the paper introduces an evaluation tool to measure the technical efficiency of LAGs and describes how it can be applied. The adoption of this tool is seen as a means of improving one of the parameters of the performance of LAGs.

Keywords: LEADER; Local Action Groups; technical efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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