SHIFTING ROLES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Abstract

In past two decades, the local governments in the UK have been going through a profound change. Consequently, in local governments, direct provisions of services were reduced, and these were replaced instead with privatisation, more competition, and further contracting out. Moreover, quality of local government services acceleratedly increased through introduction of good governance principles and effective performance measurements. All these implementations cover a wide spectrum of change in local government services. Thus, in this paper an overview of a number of main policy areas, such as education, community care, compulsory competitive tendering, best value, and housing, will be presented in line with the ongoing policy changes in the local governments in the UK

Keywords

• Local government reform,Education,Community Care,Compulsory Competitive Tendering,Best Value,Housing,the UK

SHIFTING ROLES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Abstract

Birleşik Krallık'ta, son yirmi yılda yerel yönetimlerin belirgin bir değişim süreci içinde olduğu gözlenmektedir. Söz konusu süreçte yerel yönetimlerde gözlemlenen yapısal, finansal ve yönetsel değişimlerde; doğrudan yerel kamu hizmeti verme sorumluluğunun azaldığı ve bunun yerine vatandaş odaklılığı, kaliteli hizmeti hedef alan, özel sektörü, rekabeti, iyi yönetişim ilkelerini ve performans ölçümünü benimseyen politika yaklaşımlarının yaygınlaştığı görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada özellikle, yerel yönetimlerin eğitim, zorunlu rekabetçi piyasa (CCT), en iyi değer (BV), konut politikaları ve sosyal hizmetler alanlarındaki yaklaşımları, ve bu değişimlerin uygulamadaki izdüşümleri incelenmiştir.

Keywords

• Yerel Yönetim Reformu, Eğitim, Sosyal Hizmet, En İyi Değer, Konut, İngiltere,

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