Abstract
The events documented in previous chapters have touched on a number of important issues: the use of central power for ideological ends, the decline of local autonomy, the growth of private provision of public services and the role of bureaucratic and trade union interests in service provision. This concluding chapter stands back from the details of competitive tendering exercises and explores these wider issues. It puts recent events into historical perspective by evaluating their impact and significance and by highlighting some of the lessons which can be drawn from the experiences of the health service and local authorities.
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2. P. J. Dunleavy, ‘Explaining the Privatisation Boom: Public Choice versus Radical Approaches’, Public Administration, 64 (Spring 1986), 13–34.
3. K. Hartley, ‘Why Contract Out’ in Contracting Out in the Public Sector (London: RIPA, 1984), p. 11.
10. See O. E. Williamson, Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications (New York: The Free Press, 1975).
12. See G. Tullock, The Politics of Bureaucracy (Washington, D.C.: Public Affairs Press, 1965).
15. H. E. Wesemann, Contracting for City Services (Pittsburgh: Innovations Press, 1981), p. 59.
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Ascher, K. (1987). An Overview of the Debate. In: The Politics of Privatisation. Public Policy and Politics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18622-8_8
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