Reasserting the Public in Public Services: New Public Management Reforms (Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy)

By: M. Ramesh

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Synopsis: After two decades of dominating the public sector reform agenda, privatization is on the wane as states gradually reassert themselves in many formerly privatized sectors. The change of direction is a response to the realization that privatization is not working as intended, especially in public service sectors. This landmark volume brings together leading social scientists, including B. Guy Peters, Anthony Cheung and Jon Pierre, to systematically discuss the emerging patterns of the reassertion of the state in the delivery of essential public services. The state under these emerging arrangements assumes overall responsibility for and control over essential public service delivery, yet allows scope for market incentives and competition when they are known to work. The recent reforms thus display a more pragmatic and nuanced understanding of how markets work in public services . The first part of the book provides the theoretical context while the second provides sectoral studies of recent reforms in healthcare, education, transportation, electricity and water supply. It includes case studies from a range of countries: Brazil, China, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, USA, Hong Kong and the UK. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Geography, Political Economy, Sociology, and Urban Planning.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781135168223
Related ISBNs:: 9780203858523, 9781138874152, 9780415547390, 9780415547390, 9781138874152
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/22/20
Copyrighted By:: Selection and editorial matter, M.Ramesh, Eduardo Araral Jr and Xun Wu
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: M. Ramesh
Edited by:: Eduardo Araral
Edited by:: Xun Wu