@misc{10481/81851,
year = {2023},
month = {4},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/81851},
abstract = {The provision of local public services has become one of the main concerns of local
governments. Therefore, the selection of the most appropriate form of management to maximize
efficiency levels in the provision of local public services has been widely analyzed throughout the
academic literature. In this context, the aim of this paper is to add new knowledge to the literature on
efficiency in the provision of local public services. To this end, we propose the study of four forms of
management (interested indirect management; indirect management by concession; intermunicipal
co-operation; public service provision) through a free disposal hull data panel (FDHDP) methodology
for the 2014–2016 period. We find that public-private partnership contracting is less efficient on waste
removal services when accounting for quality. However, the promised benefits of contracting out are
realized when contractors are made responsive to service quality through concessions.},
organization = {Conserjería de Transformación económica, Industria, Conocimiento
y Universidades (P20_00605)},
organization = {Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2021-12873OB-I00)},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Efficiency},
keywords = {MSW},
keywords = {Municipalities},
keywords = {Public management},
keywords = {Privatization},
title = {Cost Efficiency in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Different Alternatives in Service Delivery for Small and Medium Sized Spanish Local Governments},
doi = {10.3390/su15076198},
author = {Zafra Gómez, José Luis and López-Pérez, Germán and Garrido Montañés, Marta and Zafra Gómez, Elisabeth},
}