RT Journal Article
T1 Analyzing Forces to the Financial Contribution of Local Governments to Sustainable Development
A1 Rodríguez Bolívar, Manuel Pedro
A1 Navarro Galera, Andrés
A1 Alcaide Muñoz, Laura
A1 López Subires, María Deseada
K1 Finanzas
AB In many countries, the economic crisis brought high volumes of deficit and debt in publicentities, which jeopardized the ability of governments to continue providing public services andcaused considerable imbalances of economic growth in different regions. In this context, from therecognition of the linkage between economic development and efficiency in public management,previous research indicates that local governments are called to play a key role in promotingsustainable development through environment, economic and social policies based on financialsustainability of the public services. This paper aims to identify influencing factors on the financialsustainability of local governments, as an indicator of their capacity to maintain the delivery of publicservices over time. Based on a sample of 139 Spanish municipalities with large population for theperiod 2006–2014, our findings reveal the influence of variables such as the unemployment rateby sector, the dependent population, the immigrant population and the level of education of thepopulation, on the financial sustainability in local governments, providing new useful knowledgeto managers, policymakers, researchers and others stakeholders interested in the sustainability ofpublic services.
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36003
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36003
LA eng
NO Rodríguez Bolívar, M.P.; Navarro Galera, A.; Alcaide Muñoz, L.; López Subires, M.D. Analyzing Forces to the Financial Contribution of Local Governments to Sustainable Development. Sustainability 2016, 8, 925. https://doi.org/10.3390/su8090925
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