Efficiency Measurement in Spanish Local Government
The Case of Municipal Water Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4075381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inmaculada M García-Sánchez (0000-0003-4711-8631, Universidad de Salamanca, corresponding author), Isabel M García‐sánchez |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 355-372 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2006.00205.x |
| OpenAlex | W2051612878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 27 |
In this work, we established a procedure for evaluation of the efficiency of the water supply. This procedure has allowed us to find that the proposed indicators have a discriminating capability in the analysis of the service, and to reject criticisms traditionally assigned to the sensitivity of the data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique in relation to degrees of freedom. The results obtained show that the population density, as a factor that defines one of the particular characteristics of the surroundings of each municipality, has a statistically significant impact on the indexes of efficiency, this affirmation not being extended to the public or private ownership of the service. The scale inefficiency is higher than the technical inefficiency. These typologies of efficiency are, principally, motivated by the supply side of the service, which is specially linked with the necessary infrastructure. The demand of the citizens is satisfied with a behavior close to optimal
Business · Data envelopment analysis · Database · Economics · Environmental economics · Geography · Inefficiency · Local government · Microeconomics · Political science · Population · Public economics · Sociology · Statistics · Water supply · Computer Science · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Engineering · Mathematics · Public Administration · Water resources management and optimization · Environmental Engineering · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 40 |
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| Citations per year | 2,35 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 38 |