Search Results - subject_exact:"Public services"

Government characteristics and the legitimacy of state ownership : a cross-national analysis

Okhmatovskiy, Ilya; Castro, Tomás Nieto de - 2026

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Public services, urban innovation and green total factor productivity

Liu, Pengzhen; Gu, Heng; Shao, Yueting; Chen, Jiayu - 2026

Institutional inertia and development path dependence have increasingly constrained improvements in green total factor productivity (GTFP). This study develops a theoretical framework to examine how public services influence urban innovation and GTFP, and conducts an empirical analysis using...

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From theory to practice : evaluating civic participation in Naples' remunicipalised water service

Mascia Turri, Vanessa - 2026

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Markets for public services : less might be more

Arruñada, Benito - 2025 - This version: January 7, 2025

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Markets for public services : Less might be more

Arruñada, Benito - 2025

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The importance of efficiency analysis for improving public services : editorial to the special issue on "Efficiency and productivity analysis of public services in practice"

De Witte, Kristof; Torre, Eva M. de la; Sicilia, Gabriela; … - 2025

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Patchwork capitalism and the management of interlinked crises by essential public services in Poland

Mrozowicki, Adam; Gardawski, Juliusz; Burski, Jacek; … - 2025

Contributing to the literature on the diversity of capitalism, this article shows how actors in the Polish public services responded to interlinked crises, namely the chronic public services crisis and its aggravation by the COVID-19 pandemic and the arrival of refugees triggered by war in...

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The epidemiological transition in Macondo : 1918-1998

Meisel Roca, Adolfo; Granger, Ángela - 2025

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Application of information and communication technologies for public services management in smart villages

Kazlauskienė, Ingrida; Atkočiūnienė, Vilma - 2025

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are becoming increasingly important for sustainable rural development through the smart village concept. This study aims to model ICT's potential for public services management in European rural areas. It identifies ICT applications across rural...

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Roles of professionals in value co-creation : a systematic literature review

Maijala, Salla; Rantamäki, Aino; Kurkela, Kaisa; … - 2025

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Transparency, governance, and public service management : challenges of citizen participation in Ecatepec de Morelos

Torres-Sandoval, Alan Jesús; Tavera-Cortés, María Elena - 2025

Innovation in public sector management is essential for improving service delivery and strengthening citizen trust. However, in highly populated municipalities with budgetary constraints, such as Ecatepec de Morelos, administrative opacity and inefficiencies in the provision of essential...

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The Efficiency of labor market policies in EU countries

Rollnik‑Sadowska, Ewa; Bartkutė‑Norkūnienė, Vaida - 2024

The objective of this paper is to examine the efficiency of the public sector when it comes to labor market policy (LMP) in European Union (EU) countries. The primary aim is to provide a comprehensive evaluation of public services connected with the LMP from the viewpoint of the efficiency of...

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Economic democracy : a brief history and the laws that make it

McGaughey, Ewan - 2024

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Public procurement and labour market inequality : conceptualising a multi-faceted relationship

Sarter, E. K. - 2024

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The importance of effectiveness versus transparency and stakeholder involvement in citizens' perception of public sector algorithms

König, Pascal D.; Felfeli, Julia; Achtziger, Anja; … - 2024

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Social enterprise and social entrepreneurship in the Public Administration (PA) scholar field : a bibliometric analysis and some conceptual considerations

Calo, Francesca; Sancino, Alessandro; Scognamiglio, Fulvio - 2024

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Institutional vulnerability, breakdown of trust : a model of social unrest In Chile

Velasco, Andrés; Funk, Robert - 2024

This paper revisits the standard explanations of the violent Chilean protests of late 2019, and in particular their exclusive focus on the role of inequality, which in fact had been falling prior to the emergence of unrest. Instead, we suggest that blame may lie in a crisis of trust in...

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Community-based initiatives and public services delivery in a fragile context : the case of Yemen

Elayah, Moosa; Al-Sameai, Nesmah; Khodr, Hiba; Gamar, Samah - 2024

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Where do my tax dollars go? : tax morale effects of perceived government spending

Giaccobasso, Matías; Nathan, Brad; Perez-Truglia, Ricardo - 2024

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Social preferences for public provision of services : experimental evidence from Latin America

Bejarano, Hernán; Busso, Matias; Santos, Juan Francisco - 2026

We study how individuals in six Latin American countries value public versus private provision of education and healthcare using a survey experiment. Respondents were randomly assigned to vignettes that vary income, service quality, and provider type. Perceived quality is the main driver of...

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Governance and service quality as drivers of organizational performance in the Portuguese telecommunications sector

Castro, Núria; Vilhena, Estela; Sousa, Barbosa Bruno; … - 2026

This study aims to assess the perceived quality of telecommunication services in Portugal and examine how governance practices influence organizational performance, addressing the lack of empirical evidence on service quality gaps in the Portuguese telecommunications sector. Specifically, it...

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Residential segregation and unequal access to local public services in India : evidence from 1.5m neighborhoods

Asher, Sam; Jha, Kritarth; Novosad, Paul; Adukia, Anjali; … - 2026

We study residential segregation and access to public services across 1.5 million urban and rural neighborhoods in India. Muslim and Scheduled Caste segregation in India is high by global standards, and only slightly lower than Black-White segregation in the U.S. Within cities, public facilities...

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Residential segregation and unequal access to local public services in India : evidence from 1.5m neighborhoods

Asher, Sam; Jha, Kritarth; Novosad, Paul; Adukia, Anjali; … - 2026

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Restructuring a police force

Dominguez, Magdalena; Kirchmaier, Tom - 2026

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Exploring the impact of external rewards on e-government services adoption : empirical evidence from Jordan

Abulhaija, Sabreen; Arroyabe, M. F.; Kwong, Caleb; … - 2026

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Konjunkturrådets rapport 2026 : personalförsörjningen i välfärdssektorn

Nordström Skans, Oskar; Graetz, Georg; Hensvik, Lena; … - 2026

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Blockchain adoption in local governments : the case of Lugano

Barisone, Lorenzo; Beretta, Edoardo; Bregy, Robert; … - 2026

The present article examines the pioneering case of blockchain adoption in local government by the City of Lugano and discusses how Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) may support institutional innovation beyond pilot experimentation. The Swiss municipality of Lugano has developed an integrated...

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Understanding post-COVID public sector innovation : a systematic review of concepts, antecedents, outcomes, constraints, and theoretical perspectives

Waheduzzaman, Wahed - 2026

This study systematically reviews 53 peer-reviewed articles on public sector innovation published between 2021 and 2025 to synthesize knowledge on how innovation is conceptualized, triggered, enacted, and constrained. Findings reveal that innovation is framed across technological,...

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Pay up or pile up : willingness to pay for waste collection services in Conakry

Barry, Mamadou Saliou; Creti, Anna; Lobo, Katharina; … - 2026

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Les coûts économiques associés à l'itinérance au Québec

Latimer, Eric; Perreault, Karine; Foster, Caleb; … - 2026

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Stated preferences for public provision of services : experimental evidence from Latin America

Bejarano, Hernán; Busso, Matias; Santos, Juan Francisco - 2026

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What helps promote digital public services? : experimental evidence of digital identification in Uruguay

Roseth, Benjamin; Santamaria, Julieth; Berton, Juan; … - 2026

Digital public services significantly reduce transaction costs for citizens and service delivery costs for the government, facilitating access to benefits and rights and enabling the fulfillment of obligations. However, promoting the adoption of these services by highlighting their availability...

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Digital public infrastructure and the economics of public value : what is 'public' about DPI?

Mazzucato, Mariana; Eaves, David; Vasconcellos, Beatriz - 2026

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Servant leadership, work engagement, and public service motivation in the Chilean public administration from a gender perspective

Villarroel-Nuñez, Dinka; Salanova, Marisa; … - 2026

Chile faces an institutional context marked by public distrust and increasing demands for legitimacy in public management. In this scenario, this study aimed to examine, within the framework of the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory and the HERO model, the relationships between servant...

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Public service spending and performance in Scotland

Brogaard, Martin; Domínguez, Magdalena; Harvey-Rich, Olly - 2026

Public services play an important role in supporting households' well-being and their members' life chances. This is especially true for low- and middle-income households, for whom the in-kind services received represent a larger share of overall consumption and for whom equivalent private...

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Public service spending and performance in Wales

Brogaard, Martin; Domínguez, Magdalena; Harvey-Rich, Olly - 2026

Public services play an important role in supporting households' well-being and their residents' life chances. This is especially true for low- and middle-income households, for whom the in-kind services received represent a larger share of overall consumption, and for whom equivalent private...

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The Digital shock : administrative Burden and the governance-service trade-off in Indonesia's public service reform

Nabawi, Irham Hanif; Bajari, Atwar; Erwina, Wina; … - 2026

This study explores the impact of implementing a mandatory e-government reform within Indonesia's national ISBN service (Regulation No. 5/2022). It examines the effects of this policy shift on public service quality and the resulting administrative burden placed on stakeholders, specifically...

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Digital revitalization or useless effort? : public e-commerce support and local specialty sales

Han, Xintong; Dee, Jan Victor; Wang, Shaojia; Chen, Kefan - 2026

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Asymmetric decentralisation in South Africa : implications for municipal governance

Monkam, Nara; Taruvinga, Panashe G. - 2026

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Immigration to the UK : escaping the doom loop

Gilbert, Lauren; Portes, Jonathan - 2026

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One instrument, two goals : using taxation to achieve efficiency and rent capture in fisheries management

Ekerhovd, Nils-Arne; Steinshamn, Stein Ivar - 2026

As an alternative to rights-based commons management, we illustrate how open access combined with taxes can be used to optimally structure a fishing fleet and efficiently allocate harvest across a portfolio of species between vessel groups within a static setting. Biological over-exploitation is...

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The unmeasured cost of fiscal execution : payment timing and public service delivery

Zanoni, Wladimir; López, Rodrigo; Rangel, Marcos A. - 2026

When governments face fiscal stress, they frequently manage consolidation by delaying cash payments on legally incurred obligations rather than cutting explicit appropriations. This "execution wedge" reduces the real resources available for public production while leaving formal appropriations...

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Decentralization, Service Delivery, and Legitimacy : The Case of Mali

Mertens, Gaetan; Touré, Nouhoum - 2026

In fragile, conflict-affected, and violent contexts, decentralization is widely promoted to improve service delivery and strengthen the social contract by shifting power closer to citizens. However, empirical evidence on whether these reforms deliver in environments marked by weak state capacity...

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Digital public services for small and medium-sized enterprises

Gomboin, Zorikto - 2026

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Digital transformation and flexibility in public services : knowledge, culture and digital infrastructures

Ly Bora; Ly Romny; Ma, Sokhom - 2026

Governments in the Global South face ongoing challenges in digital modernization, ranging from weak technological infrastructure to entrenched bureaucratic cultures. This study draws on the Dynamic Capabilities View (DCV) and Contingency Theory to examine how digital transformation (DT) enhances...

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Trade unions and the digitalisation of admin work in public services : an international comparative analysis of the hospital sector

Lloyd, Caroline; Payne, Jonathan - 2026

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Digital maturity framework : digital public services for small and medium-sized enterprises

Karazhanova, Aida; Gomboin, Zorikto; Begenov, Nursultan; … - 2026

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Developing a Resilient HR Function in the French Public Service : Addressing Digital, Ecological and Managerial Change

2026

The human resources (HR) function in public administrations of European Union and OECD countries is undergoing profound transformation due to the new digital, green, and managerial realities. Faced with these rapid changes, public administrations must strengthen the resilience of their HR...

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New reality of public service media journalists : how generative AI redefines journalism and work practices

Moravec, Václav; Gavurova, Beata; Rigelsky, Martin - 2026

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Measuring perceptions of local government : a machine learning analysis of Japan’s liveable well-being city indicator (LWCI)

Bidolli, Brian; Mostofi Darbani, Hamid - 2026

This study examines how residents evaluate local government within Japan's Liveable Well-Being City Indicator (LWCI) framework, with a focus on public service delivery and the application of machine learning (ML). Using a nationwide survey of 66,085 respondents, two dimensions of local...

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Autonomists, delegators, and traditionalists : how Cambodian citizens engage with digital government services

Sereyvicheth, Chunly; Bunthorn, Khath; Sreynoch, Sak - 2026

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Digital citizens and crowdsourcing : managing engagement in the public sector

Lenart-Gansiniec, Regina - 2026

"This resourceful book explores how public organizations can effectively design, implement and manage crowdsourcing initiatives. Regina Lenart highlights the vital role played by crowdsourcing in fostering openness, inclusivity and transparency in the public sector, despite rapid digital...

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