Why public sector outsourcing is less efficient than Soviet central planning
Innes, A.
(2018).
Why public sector outsourcing is less efficient than Soviet central planning.
(2018).
Why public sector outsourcing is less efficient than Soviet central planning.
Since the 1990s, public sector outsourcing has evolved through competitive tendering, partnership working (particularly via Public Finance Initiatives), strategic-commissioning and prime-contracting. Each of these iterations has promised better public goods and services for less cost. Their practice, however, has frequently been marked by rising costs and lower service quality. Abby Innes explains why.