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Evaluación económica del servicio de recogida de basuras en los municipios gallegos

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  • Xosé C. Álvarez Villamarín
  • María José Caride Estévez
  • Xosé M. González Martínez

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RESUMEN En este trabajo se realiza una evaluación económica del servicio de recogida y tratamiento de residuos sólidos urbanos para los principales municipios de Galicia. Esta evaluación, que parte de la comparación del servicio en los diferentes municipios, se centra en tres aspectos relevantes desde el punto de vista económico como son la disponibilidad de la información por parte de los centros gestores de las principales variables asociadas al servicio, el grado de cobertura de costes y la cuanti cación de la e ciencia mediante la técnica DEA. Los resultados obtenidos permiten conocer y comparar los niveles de prestación, adentrarnos en los problemas de nanciación y establecer un marco de referencia para orientar decisiones hacia una mejora de su gestión. ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic evaluation of collection and processing services of urban solid waste for the main city councils of Galicia. This evaluation begins with the comparisons of this service in different councils and focuses in three relevant issues from an economic point of view : the information available in the management centers of the main variables linked to the service, the level of cost covering and the assessment of ef ciency using a DEA tecnique. The results obtained allow us to know and compare the level of performance, explore the nancial problems and to set up a framework to guide decisions towards and improvement in management.

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  • Xosé C. Álvarez Villamarín & María José Caride Estévez & Xosé M. González Martínez, 2005. "Evaluación económica del servicio de recogida de basuras en los municipios gallegos," Revista de Estudios Regionales, Universidades Públicas de Andalucía, vol. 1, pages 85-112.
  • Handle: RePEc:rer:articu:v:01:y:2005:p:85-112
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    Keywords

    Servicios públicos; Residuos sólidos urbanos; Eficiencia;
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    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics

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