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Some Measurement Criteria for Community Service Output and Costs: The Case of Fire Protection in Texas

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Considerable use has been made of per capita (or per unit of income) expenditures of various community or local government services to indicate size economies and inter-community service quality and fiscal effort differentials. Indiscriminate use of these per capita measures (particularly those including only operating expenditures) may lead to very questionable policy recommendations on local government consolidation, state and federal grant-in-aid formulas, etc. Many related public and private costs are not included in most per capita expenditure data. In addition, expenditure figures are seldom adjusted for price or service “quality” differentials between governmental units.

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  • Hitzhusen, Fredrick J., 1973. "Some Measurement Criteria for Community Service Output and Costs: The Case of Fire Protection in Texas," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 5(1), pages 99-107, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:5:y:1973:i:01:p:99-107_01
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    1. Smathers, Webb M. Jr. & Broder, Josef M. & Porter, John F., 1980. "Distributional Consequences Of Consolidated Community Service Provision," 1980 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 278894, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    2. Doeksen, Gerald A. & Peterson, Janet, 1987. "Critical Issues In The Delivery Of Local Government Services In Rural America," Staff Reports 277911, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    3. Liu, Karen, 1981. "Developing A Prototype Model For The World Grains, Oilseeds And Livestock Model," 1981 Annual Meeting, July 26-29, Clemson, South Carolina 279319, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).

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