The drive toward outsourcing public services is bypassing democratic oversight

Silver, David (2013) The drive toward outsourcing public services is bypassing democratic oversight. Democratic Audit Blog (20 Aug 2013). Website.

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The Coalition Government has fully and enthusiastically embraced the practice of ‘outsourcing’ through the Open Public Services agenda. But what are the democratic implications? Daniel Silver of the Social Action & Research Foundation argues that, despite protestations to the contrary, the evidence shows that outsourcing allows accountability to effectively bypass democratic control, often leaving service users powerless and voiceless.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2013 Democratic Audit UK
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	08 Nov 2013 09:36
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 13:16
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/54222

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