Ron Shani
Biographic Data
| ID | 4387777 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ron Shani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ron |
| FAMILY NAME | Shani |
| SIGNATURE | SHANI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1181-6297 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Far-from-sight and expensive
Countries reap numerous benefits from maintaining rural communities. Those advantages, however, come at a cost. We examine the additional costs of public services in rural areas in Israel by considering sparsity, population size and density, distances, and socio-economic status of rural residents. We quantify the effect of these factors and find that the cost of providing public services in rural areas is 39% greater than in cities. Density and o…
Intergovernmental grants and local public finance
Regional governments in the rural space
The fiscal decentralization literature explores the efficient structure of local governments. However, little consideration has been given to the efficient structure of rural local governments. In this study we show that a dual-tier local government structure in rural areas is more efficient than the prevalent unitary structure. Specifically, we demonstrate that a regional council that incorporates many small villages is more efficient than when …
Regional governments in the rural space
The fiscal decentralization literature explores the efficient structure of local governments. However, little consideration has been given to the efficient structure of rural local governments. In this study we show that a dual-tier local government structure in rural areas is more efficient than the prevalent unitary structure. Specifically, we demonstrate that a regional council that incorporates many small villages is more efficient than when …
Intergovernmental grants and local public finance
Regional governments in the rural space
The fiscal decentralization literature explores the efficient structure of local governments. However, little consideration has been given to the efficient structure of rural local governments. In this study we show that a dual-tier local government structure in rural areas is more efficient than the prevalent unitary structure. Specifically, we demonstrate that a regional council that incorporates many small villages is more efficient than when …
Far-from-sight and expensive
Countries reap numerous benefits from maintaining rural communities. Those advantages, however, come at a cost. We examine the additional costs of public services in rural areas in Israel by considering sparsity, population size and density, distances, and socio-economic status of rural residents. We quantify the effect of these factors and find that the cost of providing public services in rural areas is 39% greater than in cities. Density and o…
Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Local government (2 works) · Local Government Finance and Decentralization (2 works) · Public Administration (2 works) · Public economics (2 works) · Rural area (2 works)