Handbook on public sector efficiency / edited by António Afonso, João Tovar Jalles and Ana Venâncio (ISEG -Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Afonso, António, editor.

Tovar Jalles, João, editor.

Venâncio, Ana, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Asia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public administration.

Public administration--Africa, Sub-Saharan--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Examining the increasingly relevant topic of public sector efficiency, this dynamic Handbook investigates the context of constrained fiscal space and public funding sources using cross-country datasets in areas including China, India, sub-Saharan Africa and OECD economies. Expert contributors evaluate public sector efficiency for both national and sub-national governments, analysing important sectors such as education, health, public-private enterprises and state-owned enterprises. Given voters' requirements to be more educated and for greater accountability on the use of public spending, chapters describe methodology and measurement issues alongside the allocation of resources to ensure better efficiency and effectiveness. Forward-thinking, the Handbook provides insights into how improving efficiency can greatly assist governments when dealing with unforeseen events such as the recent Covid-19 pandemic and the conflict in Ukraine. This Handbook will be an important read for academics and students of public sector economics and public administration and management. It will also provide an excellent background for the policy makers of international institutions looking to help the general public have a better understanding of how public spending works in order for them to make informed decisions when voting"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to public sector efficiency / António Afonso, João Tovar Jalles, Ana Venâncio

Part I. Size and quality of the government

1. The size of government / António Afonso, Ludger Schuknecht, Vito Tanzi

2. The quality of public finances / Michael Thöne

3. Government spending efficiency, measurement and applications: A cross-country efficiency dataset / António Afonso, João Tovar Jalles, Ana Venâncio

4. Methodologies for assessing government efficiency / Caitlin O'Loughlin, Léopold Simar, Paul W. Wilson

Part II. Public sector efficiency, and institutions and firms

5. Overall public sector efficiency / Antonis Adam, Sofia Tsarsitalidou

6. On the persistence of public sector efficiency and the role of historical institutional quality / Konstantinos Angelopoulos, Pantelis Kammas

7. Handbook on public sector efficiency, government efficiency and fiscal rules / Amélie Barbier-Gauchard, Kéa Baret, Xavier Debrun

8. Pension spending efficiency / Boele Bonthuis

9. Public-private partnerships, fiscal risks and efficiency / Gerd Schwartz, Özlem Aydin, Rui Monteiro, Isabel Rial

10. State-owned enterprises: Struggling to be efficient / Paulo Medas, Mouhamadou Sy

Part III. Public sector efficiency in the education, health, and social protection sectors

11. Public spending efficiency in compulsory education / Douglas Sutherland

12. The efficiency of higher education institutions and systems / Tommaso Agasisti

13. Efficiency of public health spending / Pedro Pita Barros, Eduardo Costa

14. Evaluating the efficiency of social protection spending / David Coady, Samir Jahan

15. Efficiency of public investment and implications for the optimal level of public investment / Jean-Marc Fournier, Fabien Gonguet

Part IV. Public sector efficiency across the world

16. Efficiency and economic growth: A panel analysis of colombian regions / Luis Alberto Gutiérrez-Arango, Víctor Giménez, Daniel Osorio-Barreto, Diego Prior

17. Analysing public sector efficiency of the Indian states / Ranjan Kumar Mohanty , N R Bhanumurthy, Biresh K. Sahoo

18. Estimating returns to scale for the science and technology activities of project 985 universities in China / Yao-yao Song, Xian-tong Ren, Guo-liang Yang, Zhong-cheng Guan

19. Political short termism and government spending efficiency in sub-saharan Africa / Sijuola Orioye Olanubi, Oluwanbepelumi Esther Olanubi

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781839109164 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.