Published in:Overseas Development Institute Working Paper ; No. 350
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (35 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.2209074
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Footnote:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 30, 2012 erstellt
Description:
Why do different services encounter particular constraints and opportunities in their delivery? This working paper identifies a set of characteristics that can be used to differentiate between services, and between functions within them, and asks how these defining or ‘fixed' characteristics may influence key relationships of accountability and control. It outlines a number of ways in which the nature of the good being produced, the type of market failure encountered, the tasks involved in delivery, and how the service is demanded and consumed can influence the balance of power between politicians, users and provider organisations.Without diminishing the necessity of understanding context-specific political economy factors, the paper argues that sector characteristics offer an entry point for thinking about the opportunities for and constraints to improved service delivery. More than technical matters, sector characteristics influence the institutions, incentives and power structures that emerge around particular services