The Politics of Public Services
A Service Characteristics Approach
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 11916445 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Richard Batley (0000-0002-0397-0956, University of Birmingham, autor de correspondencia), Claire Mcloughlin (0000-0003-2021-4121, University of Birmingham) |
| Año | 2015 |
| Volumen | 74 |
| Páginas | 275-285 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2015-06-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | World Development (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0305-750X • E-ISSN: 1873-5991 |
| Editorial | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.05.018 |
| OpenAlex | W1844273045 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 43 |
| Referencias citadas | 36 |
Politics is widely regarded as affecting and being affected by the performance of public services, yet little research differentiates between services in exploring these effects. The article addresses this gap by proposing a framework for understanding and comparing the politics of different services. It identifies how the nature of the good, type of market failure, tasks involved in delivery, and demand for a service—hitherto regarded largely as economic and managerial concerns—affect political commitment, organizational control, and user power. Policy responses can be targeted to address service characteristics where they present opportunities or constraints to better services
Affect (linguistics · Business · Control (management · Economics · Management · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public economics · Public relations · Public service · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Sociology · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Marketing
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| Obras citantes distintas | 43 |
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| Citas por año | 4,3 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 43 |