Title
A novel multi-attribute benchmarking approach for assessing the financial performance of local governments: Empirical evidence from France.
Abstract
The financial health of local governments has attracted considerable interest over the past couple of decades. In this study, we follow a benchmarking perspective and introduce a multi-attribute financial evaluation model that allows peer assessments to be made, including comparisons over time, while differentiating between managerial performance and the effect of the external environment. The model is applied to a large database involving the entire population of French municipalities over the period 2000–2012 to assess how the reforms implemented over the past decade (taxation and decentralization) have affected the financial performance of local governments in France. The findings are of particular interest to both the academia and policymakers including local public authorities and central governments.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1016/j.ejor.2015.06.042
European Journal of Operational Research
Keywords
Field
DocType
Multiple criteria analysis,Local governments,Financial performance,Benchmarking
Decentralization,Population,Public economics,Economic growth,Economics,Empirical evidence,Benchmarking,Operations management,Financial performance
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
248
1
0377-2217
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.58
5
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Emilios Galariotis1343.10
Alexis Guyot270.58
Michael Doumpos375751.71
Constantin Zopounidis4106690.47