Private Delivery in Sustainable Ownership
Nina Boeger
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Acknowledgements v
Introduction 1
- oneOutsourcing Public Services 19
- twoProblems in Public Service Outsourcing 37
- threeSolutions in Governance 58
- fourSolutions in Ownership 87
- fiveSustainable Ownership 109
- sixNurturing Sustainable Ownership 141
- sevenThe Legal Framework 160
Conclusion 186
Index 189
My grateful thanks, for supporting this book project in various ways, to Albert Sanchez-Graells, Tony Prosser, David Hunter, Andrew Dean, Tonia Novitz, Charlotte Villiers, Donna Tully and Erik Jamieson. And, above all, to Joe, Lucy and Kiara.
