Efficiency and Quality in Local Government Management. The case of Spanish Local Authotities

Maria Teresa Balaguer-Coll, Diego Prior and José Manuel Vela-Bargues
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Maria Teresa Balaguer-Coll: Departament de Finances i Comptabilitat Universitat Jaume I.
José Manuel Vela-Bargues: Departament de Finances i comptabilitat Universitat Jaume I.

No 202, Working Papers from Departament Empresa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Abstract: This study analyses efficiency levels in Spanish local governments and their determining factors through the application of DEA(Data Envelopment Analysis) methodology. It aims to find out to what extent inefficiency arises from external factors beyond the control of the entity, or on the other hand, how much it is due to inadequate management of productive resources. The results show that on the whole, there is still a wide margin within which managers could increase local government efficiency levels, although it is revealed that a great deal of inefficiency is due to exogenous factors. It is specifically found that the size of the entity, per capita tax revenue, the per capita grants or the amount of commercial activity are some of the factors determining local government inefficiency.

Keywords: Local government performance; Data Envelopment Analysis, Efficiency and Quality. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D60 H71 H72 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2002-02, Revised 2002-02
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Published in Working Papers at the Department of Business, February 2002 pages 1-25

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