Small-area estimates in local governance: Use of small-area estimates in local governance in the development of service-delivery and resource-allocation mechanisms
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Date
06/07/2020Author
Zdeb, Konrad Edgar
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Abstract
The existing decision-making processes informing local resource-allocation
mechanisms across Scotland tend to utilise historic or most recent data on life outcomes and
deprivation without placing sufficient emphasis on the predictive capacity of the historic time
series data. This thesis provides an analysis of spatio-temporal patterns in levels of out-of-work benefits claimant rates in relation to macroeconomic events. It aims to inform resourceallocation and service-delivery mechanisms across Scottish local authorities. The research
addresses the utilisation of publicly available neighbourhood-level data sets focusing on
evaluating the efficiency of local service-delivery mechanisms across Scotland. Additionally,
the thesis considers the importance of spatially aggregated life outcome indicators, service
user and expenditure data in the context of informing the development of non-uniform service-delivery mechanisms. The work also addresses methodological and operational issues
concerned with the utilisation of small-area data across Scotland in relation to small-area
deprivation and local governance.