Public Sector Efficiency Applications to Local Governments in Germany /

As in the private sector, the principle that resources should not be wasted should also be a key element of decision-makers in the public sector. Alexander Kalb applies advanced and novel econometric as well as linear programming techniques to investigate the sources of potential inefficiencies for...

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Main Author: Kalb, Alexander. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2010.
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