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Market-Type Mechanisms and Public Service Equity: A Review of Experiences in European Public Services

Authors: Sorin Dan, Rhys Andrews

Published in: Public Organization Review | Issue 3/2016

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In seeking to benefit from the competitive pressures exerted through marketization, governments have hoped to gain improvements in public service efficiency. Yet, concerns remain about the effects of marketization on how equitably public services are provided. We consider evidence about the relationship between the introduction of market-type mechanisms in the European public sector and the efficiency and equity of service provision. Our analysis reveals that although market-type mechanisms sometimes result in worse service equity, there is only weak evidence of a trade-off between efficiency and equity.

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Title: Market-Type Mechanisms and Public Service Equity: A Review of Experiences in European Public Services
Authors: Sorin Dan
Rhys Andrews
Publication date: 02-04-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Public Organization Review / Issue 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-015-0310-6

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