Public value
Alternative labels
Social value
Working paper
Beyond outsourcing: re-embedding the State in public value production
Public Value Theory emerged within a broader public administration paradigm that called for the re-centering of the State in the identification and management of public activities. In this paper, the authors argue that the dis-embedding of the state from the production of public value undermines its capacity for learning and adapting organisations, which are critical...
Report
The Suburban Rail Loop: not needed, not fit for purpose and a debt bomb
This report examines the merits of the Victorian government's decision to invest in the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) project, as part of their overall 'Big Build' infrastructure policy.
Literature review
Regulation and the war on red tape: a review on the international academic literature
This article interrogates both the more extreme claims of the anti-regulation advocates and the alleged successes of anti-red tape initiatives, identifying a critical clash of values over the role of the state and the appropriate relationship between government, business and the community.
Working paper
Potential social value from data: an application of discrete choice analysis
This paper applies a form of discrete choice experiment, applying it to the question of how public sector controllers of data could estimate the potential social value other users would gain from the data, and also help identify which attributes of the data have particular value to users.
Book
People in planning
This ebook is based on interviews with 15 UK-based developers and planning, engineering, traffic and communications consultants during April 2021.