Evaluation of performance of European cities with the aim to promote quality of life improvements

Morais, Paulo; Camanho, Ana S.

doi:10.1016/j.omega.2010.09.003

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“…However, many researchers have overcome these difficulties and have found ways to estimate QoL indexes in municipalities [13]. We can cite [14] or [15] for the US, [16] for Japan, or [17] for Europe. However, there are not many examples of specific estimations of quality of life in municipalities within specific countries in Europe.…”

Section: Quality Of Life (Qol) As a Measure Of Social Progress In Munmentioning

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How Does Good Governance Relate to Quality of Life?

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This paper explores the relationship between the practices of good governance and the quality of life at the municipal level in Spain. A composite indicator of the quality of life of 393 Spanish municipalities in 2011 is estimated using varied statistical information. For this purpose, we follow a benefit of the doubt approach based on Data Envelopment Analysis. Then three dimensions of good governance are considered: transparency, participation, and accountability. The results show a significant positive relationship between quality of life and participation and financial accountability. However, transparency seems to be unrelated to quality of life.

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Section: Quality Of Life (Qol) As a Measure Of Social Progress In Munmentioning

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“…In most of the cases, it is expressed as a composite indicator referring to specific groups of potential movers (business units or residents/employees) or specific aspects of the region's function (economic, social, and environmental) (Dijkstra et al 2010, Lagas et al 2015. Furthermore, multivariate analysis has been used to evaluate the regions' performance (del Campo et al 2008, Morais, Camanho 2011. This paper defines image in a different way that is as a function of objectively measured factors affecting the movement of both business activities and employees.…”

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Identifying Clusters of Regions in the European South, based on their Economic, Social and Environmental Characteristics

Angelis

Angelis-Dimakis²,

Dimaki³

2016

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Abstract. Regional development has been the focal point of both academics and decision makers in the central and local governments of many European countries. Identifying the key problems that regions face and considering how their solutions could be effectively used as a basis for planning their development process, are essential in order to improve their conditions. The growth of a region depends on its ability to attract and retain both business units and the right blend of people to run them. In this context, we introduced a variable which is referred to as the image of a region and quantifies its attractiveness. A region's image depends on a variety of factors, economic, social, and environmental, some of which are common for all potential movers and some specific for particular groups, and expresses its current state of development and its future prospects. The paper examines a number of south European countries and focuses on their NUTS 2 level regions. Its objective is to estimate the image values of those regions and to group them into different clusters on the basis of the characteristics used to define their image. The results are presented and discussed.JEL classification: C02, C65, Q01, R58

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“…The fact that DEA has a good record in identifying best practice and in generating useful information to promote an efficient and effective use of public resources (e.g. [14,15]), makes its use in this particular context very valuable. Furthermore, considering that DEA allows the assessment of economies of scale, this technique will allow us to assess the extent to which the proposed reorganization of the existing judicial map with a higher concentration of the judicial services through the closure of small courts is supported by evidence.…”

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On the need for reform of the Portuguese judicial system – Does Data Envelopment Analysis assessment support it?

Santos

Amado

2014

Omega

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The Portuguese judicial system has attracted considerable criticism in recent years and demands for reforms have gained prominence. By using the Data Envelopment Analysis technique and focusing on the performance of 223 Portuguese first instance courts during the period of 2007 to 2011, this research has found evidence that supports some of this criticism and justifies the calls for reforms, better performance and accountability of the judicial system. In particular, our results found a sector with considerable scope for improvement with less than 16 percent of the 223 courts analysed making an efficient use of their resources in each year and with only one third of the courts being considered efficient in at least one of the five years assessed. Whilst the results suggest that improvement can be achieved with better case management, scale factors also seem to play an important role in explaining inefficiency, with most of the inefficient courts being smaller than optimal and with smaller courts being, on average, less efficient than larger ones. The existence of a statistically significant relationship between courts' efficiency and size was confirmed by the Mann-Whitney test. These results indicate considerable scope for improvement and that some of the planned reforms are timely and seem well targeted. However, the results also suggest that efficiency increases matching peers' best practices are not enough to sustainably reduce the prevailing judicial backlog and length of court proceedings in a considerable number of courts. Major changes in the capacity and/or functioning of the Portuguese judicial system might also be required.

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Evaluation of performance of European cities with the aim to promote quality of life improvements

Cited by 129 publications

References 31 publications

How Does Good Governance Relate to Quality of Life?

How Does Good Governance Relate to Quality of Life?

Identifying Clusters of Regions in the European South, based on their Economic, Social and Environmental Characteristics

On the need for reform of the Portuguese judicial system – Does Data Envelopment Analysis assessment support it?

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