Research in Public Policy issue 2

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One of the biggest current debates in UK public policy is about whether and how to extend choice for users of health care, education and other public services.  A closely related question is about how to increase competition among providers so that they have stronger incentives both to use resources efficiently and to improve the quality of the public services they deliver.

• Choice and Competition in Public Services
  • See WP 04/095 (PDF, 608kB)
• Regulating Health Care in the World of Choice
  • Podcast interview with author
  • See 'Will More Choice Improve Outcomes in Education and Welfare' (PDF, 230kB)
• Making School Choice Work
  • Podcast interview with author
  • See 'Will More Choice Improve Outcomes in Education and Welfare' (PDF, 230kB)
• School Achievements of Ethnic Minorities
  • Podcast interview with author
  • See WP 05/130 (PDF, 2,537kB)
• Measuring Productivity in Public Services
  • Podcast interview with author
  • See 'Measurement of Government Output and Productivity for the National Accounts'
• Britain’s Public-Private Pay Gap
• Executive Compensation and Corporate Performance
  • See WP 05/122 (PDF, 183kB)
• Building and Managing Facilities for Public Services
  • See WP 05/137 (PDF, 890kB)

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