TY  - SER
AU  - Cruz, Nuno F. da  
AU  - Marques, Rui Cunha 
TI  - An Application of a Multicriteria Model to Assess the Quality of Local Governance 
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Sage
KW  -  good governance
KW  - multicriteria decision analysis
KW  - indicators
N2  - This article presents a method to assess the quality of local governance practices. The multicriteria decision analysis modeling approach is illustrated through a real application (Portuguese municipalities). To define the criteria, performance descriptors, and reference levels in each dimension of local governance, and to account for the differences in preference of scoring in each criterion, the judgments of legitimate stakeholders were considered through decision conferencing. The constructed “Municipal Governance Indicator” is calculated for the case of Lisbon to show the outputs of the model and its potential usefulness

UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087417733049
ER  -