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The Restructuring Thesis and the Study of Public Services

Author(s) -

Steven Pinch

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

environment and planning a economy and space

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.74

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1472-3409

pISSN - 0308-518X

DOI - 10.1068/a210905

Subject(s) - rationalisation , restructuring , variety (cybernetics) , provisioning , relevance (law) , business , public service , public sector , service (business) , industrial organization , public relations , marketing , political science , economics , engineering , economy , computer science , telecommunications , finance , mathematics , geometry , artificial intelligence , law

The relevance of the restructuring thesis for the analysis of recent changes in the structure of public services is considered. It is argued that recent changes in public services are far more complex than suggested by the notion of privatisation and that a variety of concepts previously applied to the study of manufacturing industries can also be applied to the study of public services. The concepts considered include intensification, rationalisation, technical change, and self-provisioning. The paper concludes with a research agenda for analysis of public service restructuring.

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