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This chapter presents empirical research analyses and evaluates according to primary empirical data the viability and effectiveness of the alternative institutional arrangement for municipal services provision in the distinctive environment of Greek local government. The alternative provision appears to lead to cost reduction and quality improvement in most case studies analyzed, assuming, however, the appearance of a series of determinant factors of services performance, relating to the level of the competition and mainly the establishment of relationships of trust, mutual collaboration, engagement, and common culture among the partners and the stakeholders. Factors that transform the alternative provision from a simple cost rationalization tool into a promotion catalyst of a new governance model in Greek local government.
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Qualitative and quantitative results of the empirical research of the present paper.
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Indicative reference to the 3463/2006 Act on waste management and utilization of municipal property, the 59/2007 Presidential Decree on the deregulation of public and municipal services, the 3468/2006 Act on energy production, the 3581/2007 Act on utilization of municipal property, and the 2052/1992 Act on infrastructure protection for the environment.
A more detailed and comparative analysis of the regulatory labyrinth is presented in Table 1.
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In respect of the tools utilized, the following are indicatively referred to: red tape assessment tool, user participation assessment tool, quality of governance assessment methodology, for further analysis, see Bozeman (2011).
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Partner selection incentives are presented in Table 2.
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Incentive impact is presented in Table 2.
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A comparative assessment of factors’ impact is presented in Table 2.
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See Table 2.
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Indicative reference to the 3463/2006 Act on waste management and utilization of municipal property, the 59/2007 Presidential Decree on the deregulation of public and municipal services, the 3468/2006 Act on energy production, the 3581/2007 Act on utilization of municipal property, and the 2052/1992 Act on infrastructure protection for the environment.
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Column 5 of Table 3.
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Columns 3 and 4 of Table 3.
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For the sustainability of research and harmonization with Greek local government, this rate has been specified among municipalities with more than one service being assigned.
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Plimakis, S. (2019). The Way Out from the Public Sector’s Labyrinth of Inefficiency? Alternative Governance Performance and Prospects in Greece. In: Sykianakis, N., Polychronidou, P., Karasavvoglou, A. (eds) Economic and Financial Challenges for Eastern Europe. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12169-3_13
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