Title: Local municipality productive efficiency and its determinants in South Africa

Authors: Monkam, Nara F.

Place: Pretoria

Publisher: University of Pretoria. Department of economics

Year: 2011

Journal: Department of economics working paper series

Volume: 2011-20

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: local government, public services, municipal government, local taxation, management, sustainable development, south africa

Abstract: The potential determinants of efficiency gaps among 231 local municipalities in South Africa are investigated. It is shown that 3 categories of municipalities could have achieved the same level of services with 16 to 80% fewer resources. Fiscal autonomy and skilled top management were key factors.

URL: http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/file/40/677/WP_2011_20.pdf

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