Territory Unit Evaluation - a Case Study in Districts in the Czech Republic
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Proceedings of the 18th International Conference Current Trends in Public Sector Research |
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| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | complex indicator; evaluation; territory units; resources |
| Description | Territorial performance assessment poses a contemporary challenge. A standard indicator used for defining territorial or regional performance is gross domestic product (GDP). This indicator reflects the performance of a specific territorial unit quite reliably, but it has inherent limitations. For example, the performances of smaller units are difficult to compare when it is technically complicated to determine their GDP value. GDP also does not indicate all of the socio-economic characteristics of a territory, and it does not take possible future development into consideration. This is one reason that other sets of indicators have been developed to enable a more comprehensive assessment and comparison of the performances of territorial units. The purpose of the paper is to present a comprehensive indicator with an algorithm that reflects the economic performance and future potential of a specific territorial unit. The paper presents how this indicator can be used by including a case study of a district unit for which the indicator was tested. The results show that the indicator can be used to compare territorial units, to make decisions about allocating resources, and to balance regional disparities. |