An evaluation on the local government expenditure in China : productivity, efficiency and optimality

• Main Authors: Liao, Zhaopeng, Chen, Lin, Tong, Yiling
• Other Authors: Wu Guiying Laura
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::China
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62454
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The large-scale government expenditure in China, especially the RMB 4 trillion (US $586 billion) economic stimulus plan in 2008, has raised increasing concerns over its necessity and effectiveness. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of government expenditure in China from 1995 to 2013 in three a...