PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION STIMULATING INVOLVEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR
PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION STIMULATING INVOLVEMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR

Author(s): Monika Bumbalová, Eva BALÁŽOVÁ
Subject(s): Public Administration, Economic policy
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: public sector involvement; inter-municipal cooperation; public-public partnership; remunicipalization;
Summary/Abstract: The economic functioning of local self-governments, including provision of public services, has always been in line with the prevailing public management orientation presented in the particular country. For past few decades, the developing countries focused on applying elements of new public management and its modifications, which implied limited involvement of public sector and its agencies in provision of public services. In particular those were outsourcing and PPP. The consequent critique of NPM together with its limited success in some countries created a suitable base for a switch in the focus towards approaches supporting the involvement of public sector. Inter-municipal cooperation, public-public partnership and remunicipalization are among the most apparent ones. The main objective of the paper is, therefore, to provide a comprehensive analysis of these approaches with the emphasis on identifying their strengths and weak points. The method of critical analysis together with the method of synthesis were the main methods used during the paper elaboration. The performed analysis can further serve as a theoretical background for an empirical research conducted in the field.

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