... outcomes. Facility management Local governments Public sector Management Public policy Maintenance Investments Facilities are vital inputs in the production of welfare services such as primary education and health care. Further, public facilities make up a huge capital stock, and mis...

...Arnt O. Hopland; Marianne Haraldsvik; Sturla Kvamsdal Purpose Describe the trends in investments in the water, sewage and waste disposal sector (WSD) in Norwegian local governments and search for determinants that can explain variations in investment levels across local governments. The water...

...Jing Li Purpose This paper aims to explore the sources of China's property boom from 2000 to 2009. The basic research hypothesis is that the property boom is largely associated with Chinese local governments’ incentive structure which prioritizes GDP growth for evaluating their performance...