This study provides a comprehensive and realistic analysis of social services in Italian municipalities, with a focus on the effectiveness of policies such as Municipal Unions and cohesion funds. Using an innovative approach based on the three-stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), the study combines composite indicators, the Multidirectional Benefit of Doubt (MBoD) methodology for the weighting of variables and a quasi-experimental design for the evaluation of alternative social policies. The analysis shows significant territorial differences in the efficiency of social services, with areas in the North outperforming the South. Associative forms of resource management, such as Municipal Unions, show evident room for improvement in municipal efficiency, taking full advantage of the benefits of cooperation. The implementation of projects financed through cohesion funds also proves to be a promising lever for optimizing the delivery of social services. The research offers interesting insights for the development of targeted policies, highlighting how effective decentralization and local management of resources can optimize service delivery and improve collective welfare.
Questo studio si propone come un’analisi esaustiva e realistica dei servizi sociali nei comuni italiani, con particolare attenzione all’efficacia di policy come le Unioni Municipali e i fondi di coesione. Utilizzando un approccio innovativo basato sulla Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) a tre stadi, lo studio combina diversi indicatori compositi, la metodologia Multidirectional Benefit of Doubt (MBoD) per la pesatura delle variabili e un design quasi-sperimentale per la valutazione delle politiche sociali alternative. L’analisi evidenzia significative differenze territoriali nell’efficienza dei servizi sociali con le aree nel nord del Paese che registrano performance superiori rispetto al sud in termini di efficienza. Forme associative nella gestione delle risorse, quali le Unioni Municipali, presentano evidenti margini di miglioramento per l’efficienza comunale, sfruttando a pieno i vantaggi derivanti dalla cooperazione. Anche l'implementazione di progetti finanziati tramite fondi di coesione si rivela una leva promettente per ottimizzare l'erogazione dei servizi sociali. La ricerca offre spunti interessanti per l’elaborazione di politiche mirate, sottolineando come un efficace decentralizzazione e gestione locale delle risorse possa ottimizzare l’offerta di servizi e migliorare il benessere collettivo.
Municipal efficiency in italian social services: assessing the impact of unions and cohesion funds through a three-stage DEA and quasi-experimental design
GALUPPI, DAVIDE;FAROOQI, MUKARAM SHOAIB
2023/2024
Abstract
This study provides a comprehensive and realistic analysis of social services in Italian municipalities, with a focus on the effectiveness of policies such as Municipal Unions and cohesion funds. Using an innovative approach based on the three-stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), the study combines composite indicators, the Multidirectional Benefit of Doubt (MBoD) methodology for the weighting of variables and a quasi-experimental design for the evaluation of alternative social policies. The analysis shows significant territorial differences in the efficiency of social services, with areas in the North outperforming the South. Associative forms of resource management, such as Municipal Unions, show evident room for improvement in municipal efficiency, taking full advantage of the benefits of cooperation. The implementation of projects financed through cohesion funds also proves to be a promising lever for optimizing the delivery of social services. The research offers interesting insights for the development of targeted policies, highlighting how effective decentralization and local management of resources can optimize service delivery and improve collective welfare.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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