Market-type mechanisms and public service equity: a review of experiences in European public services

Sorin, Dan and Andrews, Rhys William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1904-9819 2016. Market-type mechanisms and public service equity: a review of experiences in European public services. Public Organization Review 16 (3) , pp. 301-317. 10.1007/s11115-015-0310-6

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	1566-7170
Date of Acceptance:	31 December 2014
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2022 10:33
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/85337

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