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Can There Be Size Economies in Providing Government Services?

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  • Fox, William F.

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The view that per capita costs of providing a public service decline as the amount of the service produced increases is currently popular. However, a review of economic studies shows that the potential for size economies varies among the services provided and among communities of the same as well as of different sizes.

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  • Fox, William F., 1981. "Can There Be Size Economies in Providing Government Services?," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 4(4), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:310174
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310174
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    1. Cigler, Beverly A., 1987. "Setting Smalltown Research Priorities: The Service Delivery Dimension," Staff Reports 277906, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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