A staggering 25 of the UK government’s 34 'strategic suppliers' have operations in tax havens, according to this report, which explores how central government could use public procurement more effectively to bring about a fairer economy.

The Understanding Public Value workshop was held on 11-12 July 2019 at the University of Queensland. This workshop aimed to contribute to expanding our understanding of ‘public value’ and in so doing, better understand how it contributes to public policy research and practice.

Artistic and cultural organisations are increasingly being required to justify the funding they receive through the direct benefits associated with their activities. This report and its application are part of the further development of the overall Public Value Measurement model.

This paper examines the intellectual origins of the notion of public value and argues that it relies too heavily on an intellectual framework derived from conventional economics, where the role of the public sector is largely reactive, focused on correcting market failures to enhance economic efficiency.

This paper brings together views from Nesta on better ways of mapping and measuring public value. It considers many fields - from health and culture to public services - to find more rounded and realistic ways of capturing the many dimensions of value created by public action.