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Routledge Human Services Contracting: A Public Solutions Handbook

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Explore the comprehensive landscape of human services contracting in this essential guide from Routledge's Public Solutions Handbook Series. Over the past 35 years, governments worldwide have increasingly partnered with nonprofit and for-profit organisations to deliver public sector services, driven by perceived economic efficiencies, evolving philosophies about government's role, and financial constraints facing public agencies. This handbook examines the multifaceted dimensions of contracting arrangements across human services delivery, offering practical insights for policymakers, administrators, and professionals navigating the complexities of public-private service provision. Drawing on real-world examples and expert analysis, the book addresses the strategic, operational, and governance challenges inherent in outsourcing public services whilst maintaining quality, accountability, and public value.

Key Features

The Public Solutions Handbook Series edition provides frameworks for understanding 35 years of government contracting trends across nonprofit and for-profit service providers.

Routledge's publication explores economic efficiencies, government role philosophies, and organisational constraints driving the adoption of human services contracting models.

Covers the practical implementation of contracting arrangements across diverse human services sectors including child welfare and other government service portfolios.

Offers policymakers and administrators evidence-based guidance for managing public-private partnerships and outsourcing relationships in service delivery.

Addresses governance challenges and accountability considerations essential for maintaining public value in contracted human services operations.

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Release Date
09 December 2019
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19 September 2019

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