효율성의 개념과 지방정부간 상대적 효율성 측정 = A Conceptual Framework of Efficiency and Relative Efficiency Measurement Between Local Governments

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

What should be done to make government more efficient? Many attempts have been made to answer the question, often ending in frustration. One of the main causes of this frustration seems to be that it is difficult to measure government efficiency. But measurement is a prerequisite to improvement. In this respect, this study theoretically discusses two topics. Firstly, this study attempts to reshape the conceptual framework of efficiency in terms of measurability. Efficiency types will be explained and then efficiency will be conceptualized through the comparison with other concepts like effectiveness, economy, and productivity. Secondly, meaning and limits of relative efficiency measurement between local governments will be discussed.