Université de Fribourg

Performance measurement in environmental management at the local level : an experiment and proposal with reference to Switzerland

Dafflon, Bernard ; Daguet, Sandra

(Working Papers SES ; 425)

This paper deals with the management of three environmental policies at the local level: clean water distribution, sewage and wastewater treatment and household solid waste collection and treatment. The argument is that applying the benefit principle for financing these services will enhance allocative efficiency, budget and environmental accountability, and contribute to induce environmental...