Obtaining public and/or private finance for upscaling urban nature-based solutions (NBS) is
a key barrier for reaching urban sustainability goals, including climate mitigation and …

The academic literature on urban policy and planning which explicitly links to neo-liberalism
is huge. The paper systematises much of this literature from the period 1990 to 2010, with an …

Abstract The New Public Service describes a set of norms and practices that emphasize
democracy and citizenship as the basis for public administration theory and practice. This …

Vehicle electrification has emerged as a global strategy to address climate change and
emissions externalities from the transportation sector. Deployment of charging infrastructure …

The New Public Service: Serving, not Steering provides a framework for the many voices
calling for the reaffirmation of democratic values, citizenship, and service in the public …

Abstract Did New Public Management (NPM) actually lead to a smaller public sector? NPM
has been the subject of extensive academic debate as to its successes and failures …

Abstract Analysis of local government contracting decisions typically focuses on transactions
costs related to service characteristics, especially asset specificity and difficulty of contract …

Privatization of local government services is assumed to deliver cost savings, but empirical
evidence for this from around the world is mixed. We conduct a meta‐regression analysis of …

The authors work closely with academia and governmental organizations in the UK and
abroad to develop new, innovative schemes for social impact investing. Such schemes …

Capturing the benefits of competition is a key argument for outsourcing public services, yet
public service markets often lack sufficient competition. The authors use survey and …