Explaining differences in efficiency: An application to Spanish municipalities

Applied Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 515-528

  Benito, Bernardino ^a   Bastida, Francisco ^b   Garcia, José A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; SERVICE PROVISION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 77950901511     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701675560     Document Type: Article

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