| Description: | Co-location of services (two or more services typically housed in one facility) is perceived as being a possible route to more efficient delivery in sparsely populated areas, but the benefits and costs of this have rarely been quantified. While costs of service delivery are generally observable, the social benefits are not. Accordingly, this research has attempted to measure benefits of co-located services relative to costs. The study found that the social benefits deriving from the presence o |
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