Public-Private Relationships and Performance in Service Provision

The arguments for private-sector involvement in service provision with private practice in certain countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia are compared. In the six countries studied, private involvement occurs not only in planned ways, but also as governments pragmatically respond to force of c...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 1996-05, Vol.33 (4/5), p.723-751
Main Author: Batley, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Asia
Bgi / Prodig
Brazil
Cities
Comparative analysis
Cost efficiency
Developing Countries
Economic performance
Educational administration
Evaluation
Financial investments
Government services
Human geography
India
Latin America
Local government
Malaysia
Mexico
Monopoly
Private sector
Privatization
Provision
Public sector
Public Sector Private Sector Relations
Public Services
Uganda
Urban areas
Urban economics. Equipment. Transportation
Urban geography
Water supply
World Bank
Zimbabwe
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Summary:The arguments for private-sector involvement in service provision with private practice in certain countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia are compared. In the six countries studied, private involvement occurs not only in planned ways, but also as governments pragmatically respond to force of circumstance.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1080/00420989650011807