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The Development of Quasi-Markets in Welfare Provision in the United Kingdom

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: In the late 1980s, governments in many western economies began to introduce competition between public agencies providing health, education, and other forms of social welfare. Government became a contracting agency separating funding from provision. The United Kingdom went farthest in legislation passed between 1988 and 1990. The authors review some possible explanations for this fundamental change. The article draws on public choice theory and broader political science approaches and reviews the evidence on the impact of the changes. The gains from these changes may be small, and the result may be only the build up of pressure for more spending in the longer term.

Source: International Journal of Health Services

DOI: 10.2190/ggf3-jq88-y5aa-a35d

Authors: Howard Glennerster, Julian Le Grand

Institutions: Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science

Language: English

Topic: Public Policy and Administration Research

Subfield: Public Administration

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2007012184

FWCI: 13.56

Cites: 22

Cited by: 60

Related to: 10