Ciclos políticos y factores explicativos de la externalización de servicios públicos en los gobiernos locales

  1. Emilio José de la Higuera-Molina 1
  2. José Luis Zafra-Gómez 1
  3. Ana María Plata-Díaz 1
  4. Cristina María Campos-Alba 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

Revista:
Revista de estudios regionales

ISSN: 0213-7585

Año de publicación: 2018

Número: 112

Páginas: 105-123

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Revista de estudios regionales

Resumen

Diversidad de trabajos han estudiado los factores que influyen en los procesos de externalización de los servicios públicos locales. En este sentido, estudiamos la influencia de variables políticas, socioeconómicas y financieras sobre la probabilidad de externalizar los servicios mínimos obligatorios de los municipios de más de 1.000 habitantes, mediante una metodología dinámica efectuada durante un amplio horizonte temporal (2002-2013). Los resultados obtenidos aplicando un análisis de supervivencia a una muestra de 2.190 municipios indican que la proximidad de las elecciones disminuye la probabilidad de externalizar esta tipología de servicios mientras que la ideología política no influye en esta decisión. Por otro lado,, el gasto de capital disminuye la probabilidad de externalizar y el gasto corriente la incrementa.

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