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There has been of late a great deal of attention given to governmental programmes that call for ‘partnerships’ between the public and private sectors. These new administrative structures are increasingly being hailed as an innovative method for increasing the level of private sector participation in governmental social programmes.1 While private sector representatives have frequently participated in the implementation of government programmes in the past, it has generally been in an advisory capacity. In contrast, business representatives involved in newly developed partnership programmes have been elevated far beyond this level of participation. Today, private sector representatives have been given broad authority to provide policy guidance, engage in programme development, and select service contractors.
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Goodman, M.R. (1988). Creating a Private-Sector Orientation Through Public-Private Partnerships: The Experience of Employment and Training Programmes. In: Hula, R.C. (eds) Market-Based Public Policy. Policy Studies Organization Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08891-1_14
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