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Efficiency and inefficiency of public administration

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  • Roman Vavrek

    (University of Presov, Faculty of Management)

Abstract

Public administration and local government in particular, which also includes municipalities in individual countries, is in the context of the economic crisis a very topical and widely discussed issue. The management of municipalities is subject to increasing control by the public, the state and the municipalities themselves. The aim of the presented paper is to offer a comprehensive definition of efficiency and methods that allow measuring it. As results of our analysis can be mentioned overview of TOPSIS technique application in a several studies.

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  • Roman Vavrek, 2018. "Efficiency and inefficiency of public administration," Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People, Alliance of Central-Eastern European Universities, vol. 7(1), pages 6-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sph:rjedep:v:7:y:2018:i:1:p:6-14
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    1. Roman Vavrek & Ivana Kravcakova Vozarova & Martina Cehlarova & Ivana Ondrijova, 2014. "The Municipality as a Source of Information," Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People, Alliance of Central-Eastern European Universities, vol. 3(3), pages 41-48, September.
    2. Roman Vavrek & Peter Adamisin, 2013. "Impact of weight indicators of TOPSIS technique in the selected district in the Slovak Republic," Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People, Alliance of Central-Eastern European Universities, vol. 2(4), pages 61-73, September.
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    1. Jeremiah Kau Makokoane, 2020. "Evaluating Productivity and Efficiency Contradictions of Metrorail South Africa," International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 6(3), pages 7-19, March.

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    Keywords

    efficiency; effectiveness; evaluation methods; TOPSIS technique;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • H75 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare
    • C39 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Other
    • C50 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - General

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