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Innovations in the provision of public goods and services
Author(s) -
Pinto Rogerio F.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-162x(1998100)18:4<387::aid-pad30>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - goods and services , public good , context (archaeology) , state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , salient , public sector , public relations , public service , service (business) , business , task (project management) , public administration , economics , marketing , political science , management , market economy , law , economy , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , computer science , biology , microeconomics
Current efforts at administrative reform in both developed and developing countries have invariably focused on the critical issue of provision of public goods and services. The accumulated experience and attendant innovations are therefore vast. Few attempts have been made to pull this experience together and draw salient features which might be of use to newcomers to the task of improving provision of public goods and services. This article draws on a panel of experts and government officials convened by the author who have reflected and/or experimented with innovative approaches to public good and service provision. After discussing the role of the state, market and civil society relative to public goods and services, the article lays out a set of basic institutional options for innovations in provision. The article concludes with some strategic considerations on the sequencing of steps to achieve successful market‐based innovations in the provision of public goods and services in the context of the minimalist and the strong but restrained state. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.