The politics of choice and competition in public services

Le Grand, Julian ORCID: 0000-0002-7864-0118 (2007) The politics of choice and competition in public services. Political Quarterly, 78 (2). pp. 207-213. ISSN 0032-3179

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Abstract

The politics of choice and competition in public services are complex. Only public service users seem basically to want choice. Providers prefer alternative models of service delivery especially those that rely upon trust. Social democrats prefer voice and trust; conservatives want choice and competition to be exercised in the context of a full private market. Yet, so long as they are properly designed, policies aimed at promoting choice and competition can serve the interests of all these groups better than the alternatives.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/poqu
Additional Information:	© 2007 The Political Quarterly Publishing
Divisions:	Social Policy Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion LSE Health
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2007
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 23:11
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3010

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