City cents: Tracking the spatial imprint of urban public expenditures

Talen, Emily; Anselin, Luc

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.102962

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“…The concept of expenditure effectiveness is not easy to operationalize (Caldas et al ., 2020), namely because outcome and impact indicators are not easy to define and sometimes data are not simple to gather (Talen and Anselin, 2021).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since the 1960s, the relationship between public expenditure and economic growth has been studied, given that the central problem of economic theory is how to deal with scarcity. A common theme in policy statements is that expenditure must be linked to needs (Talen and Anselin, 2021).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…If quality of public services is to improve, then we have to measure it despite the difficulties (Jackson, 1988). Thus, in assessing local public expenditure effectiveness, a critical problem is the lack of data available from the local government; the collection of data from local services is considered a complex and difficult task (Basilio et al ., 2019), often related to low-quality PDF files data formats (Talen and Anselin, 2021).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the 1970s, efficiency and compliance with bureaucratic rules were presented as the dominant justifications for public expenditure allocations, but they had a relatively short life (Talen and Anselin, 2021). Early studies offered this explanation for the distribution of expenditures in parks, libraries and schools, or in services such as police, fire and garbage collection (e.g.…”

Section: Effective Public Expenditurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The explanations for the revised public expenditure pattern so Local public expenditure effectiveness far are that expenditures are linked to rational choice and bureaucratic efficiency, and the most dominant idea is that expenditure patterns are based on pro-development concerns. This may be contrasted with one other possible explanationexpenditures are motivated by public purposes that emphasize equity/need concerns explicit in the government's programs (Talen and Anselin, 2021), public value matters (Moore and Khagram, 2004) and results (Johanson et al, 2014).…”

Section: Effective Public Expenditurementioning

confidence: 99%

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Measuring local public expenditure effectiveness using sustainable development goals

Matos,

Jorge,

Moura e Sá

2023

IJPSM

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PurposeThis paper aims to propose a tool to assess local public expenditure effectiveness based on a framework of alignment between outputs, outcomes and impacts – the Index of Municipal Expenditure Effectiveness (IMEE). This index is composed of a set of indicators associated with the typology of local expenditure.Design/methodology/approachThe paper describes the methodological approach used in the development of the Index, considering the insights from the literature review and the opinion of a panel of experts. The indicators of outcomes and social impacts that are part of the Index are intentionally aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as they provide an essential guide to assess public value creation in the current context. For simplicity purposes, three main components of municipal expenditure were considered, namely Education, Essential Public Services and Local Public Transportation. The Index is then illustrated through a pilot application, using data from five Portuguese municipalities.FindingsThis study argues that measuring the public expenditure effectiveness based on outcome and impact indicators can provide the data needed for local governments to better understand the effects of their activities over time, ultimately assessing their contribution to public value.Practical implicationsAssessing the impact of local spending is important to ensure the best use of public resources. Linking local public expenditures with the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs is a promising avenue to understand up to what extent the application of the public money is contributing to create public value by impacting on citizens’ lives.Originality/valueThe proposed IMEE contributes to addressing a gap identified in public organizations, including local governments, regarding the lack of consideration of expenditure and outcome/impact relationships, and the use of variables to measure long term impacts.

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