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The reach of the publicly funded sphere is being extended, as it increasingly incorporates the activities of a range of private actors. The large number of New Public Management (NPM) reforms, emphasizing the need for more market-like systems of control and production, constitute one driving force for these developments in the public sector from the 1980s onward. For with extended reliance on outsourcing, subcontracting, partnerships, and the like, private business firms are turning into important suppliers for the public sector in a range of fields, not least within services production.
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Helgesson, K.S. (2010). Partnerships, Boundary Blurring, and Accountable Actorhood. In: Bexell, M., Mörth, U. (eds) Democracy and Public-Private Partnerships in Global Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230283237_2
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