An empirical survey of frontier efficiency measurement techniques in local government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301537 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew C Worthington (0000-0003-4113-9036, Queensland University of Technology), Andrew Worthington (0000-0003-4118-0012), Brian Dollery (0000-0003-2760-865X) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 23-52 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Government Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03003930008433988 |
| OpenAlex | W1593495098 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 30 |
Local government in advanced economies is undergoing a period of rapid reform aimed at enhancing its efficiency and effectiveness. Accordingly, the definition, measurement and improvement of organisational performance is crucial. Despite the importance of efficiency measurement in local government it is only relatively recently that econometric and mathematical frontier techniques have been applied to local public services. This paper attempts to provide a synoptic survey of the comparatively few empirical analyses of efficiency measurement in local government. We examine both the measurement of inefficiency in local public services and the determinants of local public sector efficiency. The implications of efficiency measurement for practitioners in local government are examined by way of conclusion
Business · Data envelopment analysis · Econometrics · Economics · Economy · Frontier · Government (linguistics · Inefficiency · Local government · Microeconomics · Performance measurement · Political science · Public economics · Public sector · Statistics · Efficiency Analysis Using DEA · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Mathematics · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 0,96 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |