The Technical Efficiency of Local Action Groups: a Czech Republic Case Study

Local Action Groups (LAGs) represent a dynamic platform for inter-municipal cooperation in Europe. Their principal advantages include EU funding and the capacity to generate economic returns and stimulate the development of local communities. The methodology used for the evaluation of the performanc...

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Published inActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 1065 - 1074
Main Authors Vrabková, Iveta, Šaradín, Pavel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mendel University Press 2017
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Local Action Groups
technical efficiency
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Summary:Local Action Groups (LAGs) represent a dynamic platform for inter-municipal cooperation in Europe. Their principal advantages include EU funding and the capacity to generate economic returns and stimulate the development of local communities. The methodology used for the evaluation of the performance of LAGs is defined by the EU on the one hand and by national authorities on the other. Furthermore, there are an entire array of evaluation tools and academic experiments available. The present paper does not aim at a comprehensive evaluation of LAGs, but instead only examines the technical efficiency of LAGs. Using the Czech Republic as an example, the paper introduces an evaluation tool to measure the technical efficiency of LAGs and describes how it can be applied. The adoption of this tool is seen as a means of improving one of the parameters of the performance of LAGs.
ISSN:1211-8516
2464-8310
DOI:10.11118/actaun201765031065