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Contracting Out Public Services to the Private Sector in the UK: Issues and Considerations

  • Dr.Farouq Al-Shibli EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: May 6, 2020

Abstract

Delivery high-quality services to people in a wide range of social fields and improve the most living standards are considered the main objectives for any government. Many countries, including the UK, felt the need for managerial reforms in the public sector after the global economic crisis, and several steps were taken to introduce new managerial public administration including the private sector involvement which was the only practical solution to encourage national economic growth. However, it was witnessed that the UK government could not successfully complete some of its projects carried out with private sectors, resulting in the waste of financial resources and effect negatively on the quality services delivered to people. This paper therefore aims to highlight the pros/cons of UK government contracts in order to propose various suggestions for the promotion of public private partnership (PPP), and for effective management of these contracts that will prevent the wasting of public money.


Corresponding author: Dr. Farouq Al-Shibli, Philadelphia University, Faculty of Law, 19132, Amman, Jordan, E-mail:

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