Is council co-operation cost efficient? : an empirical analysis of waste collection in Spanish local government

G. Perez-Lopez; Carolyn-Thi Thanh Dung Tran; B. Dollery

doi:10.1080/09540962.2021.1876335

Is council co-operation cost efficient? : an empirical analysis of waste collection in Spanish local government

G. Perez-Lopez, Carolyn-Thi Thanh Dung Tran, B. Dollery

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

Although there is an extensive literature examining the fiscal outcomes of municipal mergers and privatization, much less research has focused on council co-operation. This paper compares the relative cost of waste services under inter-municipal co-operation and stand-alone production by local councils in Spain from 2009 to 2015. Co-operation produced significant cost savings and the factors affecting municipal waste collection costs differed between these two modes of production.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	105-115
Number of pages	11
Journal	Public Money and Management
Volume	43
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2021.1876335
Publication status	Published - 2023

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