Broken Hierarchies, Quasi‐markets and Supported Networks – A Governance Experiment in the Second Tier of Germany's Public Employment Service

Knuth, Matthias

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“…Across the political spectrum 'choice and control' of public sector services are seen as a way to gain economic efficiency, while enabling citizens to have a more empowered relationship with the state (Boettke et al 2011;Cutler and Waine 1997). Indeed, personalization through markets has been called the cornerstone of modernization of public services and is at the heart of reforms of major health and welfare structures in industrialized countries, including unemployment assistance in Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands (Knuth 2014;Van Berkel 2010), and the National Health Service in the UK (Williams and Dickinson 2015;Gadsby 2013). Most recently, this approach has become central to the biggest Australian policy reform in a generationthe National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).…”

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The Vexed Question of Market Stewardship in the Public Sector: Examining Equity and the Social Contract through the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme

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Personalized care and market-based approaches to public service provision have gained prominence in a range of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Australia has recently joined this trend, launching a complex and expansive programme of individualized care funding for disability through the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Public sector markets (i.e. where governments either directly fund a market by way of competitive tendering, or through personal budgets) have been embraced by actors at different points of the political spectrum and for a range of reasons, including efficacy and efficiency gains, empowerment of citizens and efforts to cater for diversity. Despite the growing dominance of public sector markets and individualized funding, many questions about the role and responsibility of governments in managing and regulating these markets remain unanswered. In this article we outline different roles governments might assume in the creation and management of public sector markets, based on the types of risks governments are willing to take responsibility for. We argue that to fulfil the social contract between government and citizens, governments need to ensure that markets are properly stewarded and embedded in broader social safety nets. This, we contend, can ensure citizens receive the gains of market models while being protected from market failures or market-produced inequities.

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The Vexed Question of Market Stewardship in the Public Sector: Examining Equity and the Social Contract through the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme

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“…One argument to support contracting out is that TSO (and private sector) provision is more responsive to local and individual needs, and that efficiency and effectiveness are increased. Some argue, however, that in-house provision could match or surpass contractor performance, and comparing contracted service and public sector service costs is difficult owing to differences in governance and service design (van Berkel et al, 2012;Davies, 2008;Knuth, 2014). TSOs are seen as adding value in terms of resources, procedures, and organisation (Kelly, 2007).…”

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Third Sector Experiences of Work Programme Delivery

2016

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This paper explores third sector organisational experiences of governmental policy change and implementation. Using a four-year longitudinal study of 13 third sector organisations (TSOs), it provides evidence based on the experiences of, and effects on, third sector organisations involved in the UK's Work Programme in Scotland. The paper explores third sector experiences of the Work Programme during the preparation and introductory phase, as well as the effects of subsequent Work Programme implementation. By gathering evidence contemporaneously and longitudinally a unique in-depth analysis is provided of the introduction and implementation of a major new policy. The resource cost and the challenges to third sector ways of working, for the organisations in the Work Programme supply chain, as well as those not in the supply chain, are considered. The paper considers some of the responses adopted by the third sector to manage the opportunities and challenges presented to them through the implementation of the Work Programme. The paper also reflects on the broader context of the employability services landscape and raises questions as to whether, as a result of the manner in which the Work Programme was contracted, there is evidence of a move towards service homogenisation, challenging perceived TSO characteristics of service innovation and personalisation.

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Broken Hierarchies, Quasi‐markets and Supported Networks – A Governance Experiment in the Second Tier of Germany's Public Employment Service

Cited by 2 publications

References 21 publications

The Vexed Question of Market Stewardship in the Public Sector: Examining Equity and the Social Contract through the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme

The Vexed Question of Market Stewardship in the Public Sector: Examining Equity and the Social Contract through the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme

Third Sector Experiences of Work Programme Delivery

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