This article explains where we are with public value, how we got here and where we should go with it. It suggests a re-conceptualization that incorporates selfinterest, public interest and procedural interest as the fundamental bases of public value creation. It goes on to suggest ways in which...

The public service in the United Kingdom is awash with performance data. From the ubiquitous league tables for schools, local authorities and police services, through key performance indicators for civil service agencies right up to Government-level Public Service Agreements, the number of...

<title/> A central feature of New Public Management (NPM) was the disaggregation of organizations into smaller units. This article examines the ebbs and flows of organizational size in the UK public sector—from the rise of the ‘small is beautiful’ idea in the 1980s and 1990s to the current ‘new...