Re-organizing the service-delivery machine in a “post-NPM” era: A shopping-basket approach?

We investigate how the reorganization of the service-delivery “machine” is resulting in a hybridization of NPM and post-NPM principles. We compare reform trajectories in Italy and Spain to illustrate and the combination of reorganization recipes that, from both the provision and production sides, af...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-, Casula, Mattia
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/215039
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/215039
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Administració local
Privatització
Cooperació interterritorial
Local government
Privatization
Interstate cooperation
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Summary:We investigate how the reorganization of the service-delivery “machine” is resulting in a hybridization of NPM and post-NPM principles. We compare reform trajectories in Italy and Spain to illustrate and the combination of reorganization recipes that, from both the provision and production sides, affected service delivery; and how the NPM and post-NPM principles have been followed. Our analysis of how organizational structures for public service delivery have been reformed shows that reformers are increasingly induced to adopt a shopping-basket approach, leading them to use different menus and ingredients, mixing them, to create recipes that are better suited to domestic tastes.