Evaluating the Best Value Pilot Programme: Measuring 'Success' and 'Improvement'

Davis, H. and Martin, Stephen James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1883-5837 2002. Evaluating the Best Value Pilot Programme: Measuring 'Success' and 'Improvement'. Local Government Studies 28 (2) , pp. 55-68. 10.1080/714004140

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

In 2000 new 'Best Value' duties were placed on local government, seeking continuous improvement in local public services. This article draws upon our experience of evaluating the Best Value pilot programme, which took place ahead of implementation of the legislation. The results of the pilot programme influenced the Best Value guidance, demonstrated that the Best Value framework can deliver improvements and helped to shape ministerial expectations about the likely speed of change. However, the challenges associated with measuring the extent and level of service improvement with precision have a number of important implications for the future development of the regime.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0300-3930
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 10:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/39616

Citation Data

Cited 14 times in Scopus. View in Scopus. Powered By Scopus® Data

Actions (repository staff only)

Edit Item