Local Public Services Delivery Mechanisms: A Literature Review

The paper presents a literature review about local public services delivery mechanisms like: in-house provisions, privatization, and inter-municipal cooperation. The aim of this paper is to review the development of the studied field, to find out which delivery mechanism dominates in a certain perio...

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Published in:Lex localis-journal of local self-government 2021-01, Vol.19 (1), p.39-64
Main Authors: Petkovšek, Veronika, Hrovatin, Nevenka, Pevcin, Primož
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Content analysis
Cooperation
Decision making
Economic crisis
Economic research
Economics
Economies of scale
Efficiency
Keywords
Literature reviews
Local government
Political science
Politics
Privatization
Public services
Social factors
Social sciences
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Summary:The paper presents a literature review about local public services delivery mechanisms like: in-house provisions, privatization, and inter-municipal cooperation. The aim of this paper is to review the development of the studied field, to find out which delivery mechanism dominates in a certain period of time, and to review which economic research focus dominates in the studied field. Possible effects on the economies of scale, costs reductions, efficiency, and other economic-political-institutional-social factors in the provision of local public services are scrutinized, using a content analysis breakdown. Results show that most studies are country studies and empirical studies in increasing numbers in recent years. The choice of local public services delivery mechanisms are mostly influenced by the size of the local government, the efficiency of service provision, the resources available, and the institutional framework. Politics and market competition also play a role in the decision-making process.
ISSN:1581-5374
1581-5374
DOI:10.4335/19.1.39-64(2021)