Contracting out public sector services and divesting public enterprises are reforms that have
enjoyed widespread global popularity in recent years. Better services, lower prices and …

Over the past 20 years the labour markets of industrialized countries have undergone a
series of profound changes. These changes have been associated with significant changes …

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck northern Japan on 11 March 2011, and
their aftermath in the meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, were among those …

According to New Public Management (NPM) doctrines, public organizations involved in
service delivery and policy implementation will be induced to innovative behavior if they …

Public–private partnerships have enjoyed popularity in western Europe recently (see
Osborne, 2000). Public–private partnerships are also an important component–at least in …

Some Western countries have linked their policy on reintegrating jobseekers to far-reaching
changes in the design of the system. The most striking of these is the introduction of a market …

As government organizations step hopefully into a new century, among the challenges they
face will be the demands of the “New Purchasing” and persistent pressure to redefine the …

Governments are increasingly moving to contract out the provision of public services which
have previously been delivered by public service departments. Contracting out typically …

Broad consensus exists in Australian policy circles on the need to enhance the efficiency of
local government. However, the question of the most appropriate model for local …

Telecenter studies have shown that the centers become socially relevant only when they
provide services in accordance with the needs of the local community. Earlier studies have …