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The purpose of this study is to analyze the relative efficiency of the Eup․Myon․Dong local administrative centers of the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. Moreover, we attempted to provide some benchmark cases for administrative innovation by identifying "efficient" groups as opposed to "inefficient" ones. We identified efficient administrative units by performing a data envelope analysis (DEA) over a sample of 43 Eup․Myon․Dong local centers in the Jeju Island. We also pursued a region-specific data envelope analysis (DEA) to find and suggest the "inefficient" units left behind the fastest route for catching up with their "best" benchmark counterparts within a specific regional group they belong to. Each regional group was typically characterized as similar socio-economic environment and homogeneous populations. The research results revealed that the Central-City (CC) areas of the City of Jeju (including Samdo 2, Yongdam 1, Yon, Nohyung) and the City of Seogwipo (including Songsan, Jungbang, Chunji, Donghung, Seohung, Daeryun) enjoyed the highest level of administrative efficiency in general. The City-Outskirts (CO) areas of the City of Jeju (including Hwabug, Ara, Ora, Oedo) and Seogwipo (including Hyodon, Jungmun) were classified as the next group of efficiency, featuring relatively better performance than the Middle-sized City (MC) areas (including Hanlim, Namwon, Sungsan) or Small-sized City (SC) areas (including Pyosonmyon). The Small Islets (SI) area of the northern territory (including U-do, Chuja-do) were figured out as the least efficient. As a result of the study, we found that about 14.2%, 60%, and 25.8% of the Eup, Myon, and Dong units were administratively efficient receiving the full points of the efficiency measurement, respectively. Among them, the "best" local centers that received the highest marks of the reference measurement were Ara(27), U-do(15), Chunji(14), Yondong(14), Namwon(11), Donghung(10), Ora(10), Pyoson(7), Samdo 2(4), Nohyung(4), Jungmun(4), and Chuja(1) from the top to the bottom. We expect those efficient local centers with the highest efficiency and reference marks received to play an important role for imminent overhauling innovation of the
administrative capacity in the new Jeju Special Self-governing Province.
