Measuring the efficiency of rural informatization in China 2007-2009: An application of data envelopment analysis

Abstract

Coordinating development between urban and rural areas is the fundamental requirement of China's modernization, rural informatization is of great importance in the process. In this study, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method was applied to evaluate the relative efficiencies of rural informatization development in China. Empirical results indicate that rural informatization in the east, middle and west China shows different patterns of inefficiency. Suggestions for improving development efficiencies are also discussed. © 2012 Springer-Verlag GmbH.