Effectiveness of the Investment Activity of Communes Of the Lublin Province in the Context of the Development Of Rural Areas

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess the efficiency of investment activity in the communes of Lubelskie province compared to the others in Poland. The inputs and effects of investment activity of rural and urban-rural communes in 2011-2014 were compared. The study used a nonparametric method of technical efficiency Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The ranking of investment activity for communes were made based of the calculated average for indicators of efficiency. First place received two provinces: Lubelskie and Mazowieckie. Rural and urban-rural communes of this provinces were fully effective throughout the considered period. They represent a model of efficient use of resources for investment activity.

Efficiency of activity of urban municipalities in Poland versus their income level

“…The matter related to the ways of measuring expenditure efficiency of municipalities has also been discussed by K. Owsiak (Owsiak, 2014), although the main focus was placed by this author on reviewing the available research tools. Additionally, some studies explored only specific groups of municipalities (Kobiałka, Kubik, 2017;Łękawa 2012) or specific types of municipalities (Sekuła, Julkowski, 2015).…”