TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the development of strategic service partnerships
AU - Baker, Keith
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - Strategic Service Partnerships (SSPs) are complex Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) that have become increasingly popular amongst British local authorities. However, SSP’s remain poorly understood. The existing research on these partnerships has neglected to locate SSPs within the wider discussion of public-private partnering and has tended to describe the operations of SSPs rather than considering the process that underpins their creation. This paper considers these issues and presents an exploratory case study of the efforts of an English local authority to establish an SSP.
AB - Strategic Service Partnerships (SSPs) are complex Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) that have become increasingly popular amongst British local authorities. However, SSP’s remain poorly understood. The existing research on these partnerships has neglected to locate SSPs within the wider discussion of public-private partnering and has tended to describe the operations of SSPs rather than considering the process that underpins their creation. This paper considers these issues and presents an exploratory case study of the efforts of an English local authority to establish an SSP.
KW - partnerships
KW - public procurement
KW - public private partnerships
UR - http://www.mesharpe.com/mall/results1.asp?ACR=pmr
U2 - 10.2753/PMR1530-9576350405
DO - 10.2753/PMR1530-9576350405
M3 - Article
VL - 35
SP - 660
EP - 678
JO - Public Performance & Management Review
JF - Public Performance & Management Review
SN - 1530-9576
IS - 4
ER -