Rethinking Public Services

Reviews the evidence for different models of public services arguing that a combination of state, market and civil society provision is essential in the twenty-first century and drawing out the implications for different contexts, services and forms of provision. The nature, organization and delivery of public services and how to cope with increasing demands for welfare in a globalizing world has become a central topic of debate - both political and academic - throughout the developed world.

In this important new text, Rajiv Prabhakar reviews the evidence for different models of public services arguing that a combination of state, market and civil society provision is essential in the twenty-first century and drawing out the implications for different contexts, services and forms of provision.