Scholarlink

<p>Municipal governments have become increasingly involved in public service provision, fund management, and administrative tasks. Despite their importance, studies of their relevance for local economic development have lacked a measure of their quality and capacity with extensive temporal and territorial coverage. We introduce the Municipal Administration Quality Index (MAQI), a novel composite index designed to assess the quality of local governments in Italy. Drawing on a newly compiled dataset covering 2001–2022, MAQI evaluates three key pillars: bureaucratic efficiency and capacity, the quality of local politicians, and the economic and fiscal performance of municipal administrations. Our findings reveal significant variations in administrative quality, with larger municipalities exhibiting higher scores due to fewer financial constraints and better-educated civil servants. We also identify distinct geographical patterns in institutional quality, challenging the conventional North–South divide.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

The Municipal Administration Quality Index: The Italian Case

  • 期刊论文

  • 发表日期：

    2025年1月21日

查看全文
  • Augusto Cerqua,
  • Costanza Giannantoni,
  • Federico Zampollo,
  • Matteo Mazziotta

摘要

Municipal governments have become increasingly involved in public service provision, fund management, and administrative tasks. Despite their importance, studies of their relevance for local economic development have lacked a measure of their quality and capacity with extensive temporal and territorial coverage. We introduce the Municipal Administration Quality Index (MAQI), a novel composite index designed to assess the quality of local governments in Italy. Drawing on a newly compiled dataset covering 2001–2022, MAQI evaluates three key pillars: bureaucratic efficiency and capacity, the quality of local politicians, and the economic and fiscal performance of municipal administrations. Our findings reveal significant variations in administrative quality, with larger municipalities exhibiting higher scores due to fewer financial constraints and better-educated civil servants. We also identify distinct geographical patterns in institutional quality, challenging the conventional North–South divide.