Performance measurement of local welfare programmes: Evidence from Madrid's regional government

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 906-923

  Ayala, Luis ^a   Pedraja, Francisco ^b   Salinas Jiménez, Javier ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SERVICE PROVISION; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MADRID [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 65949121156     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0805r     Document Type: Article

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