Abstract:
This 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.
Author:
M. Ramesh, Eduardo Araral and Xun Wu
Publisher:
Routledge
Publication Date:
Wednesday, February 10, 2010