Evaluating the Quality of Local Public Goods
YE.V. POPOV1, I.S. KATS1, A.YU. VERETENNIKOVA1, YE.A. SEVASTYANOVA2
1Economic Theory Centre of the Institute of Economics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moskovskaya st., 29, Yekaterinburg, 620014, Russia
2Institute of Economics, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moskovskaya st., 29, Yekaterinburg, 620014, Russia
Keywords: сектор общественных благ, потребительская оценка, нормативно-правовая оценка, public goods sector, consumer evaluation, regulatory assessment
Abstract
The article reveals that both theoretical and practical aspects of public goods quality evaluation are insufficiently covered in scientific papers. The authors identify two types of pu0lic goods assessment: regulatory and consumer. Here we present a procedure for the consumer evaluation of public goods which considers their proximity and price affordability. The article presents the results of an empirical research on mixed public goods and their consumer evaluation, conducted in Yekaterinburg. The research determined the actual and desired frequency of public goods use. We have compiled a list of public goods that require additional funding and regulation. Our findings can be used in Yekaterinburg social policy development.
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