Innovations in Financing Public Services Country Case Studies

This book explores new forms of private, mutual municipal, public-private and "reverse" state funding of public investments, co-payments and shared contributions, vouchers, and pooled public risk-financing. It includes case studies taken from the Nordic countries, UK, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey and South Korea.

STEPHEN J. BAILEY is Professor of Public Sector Economics, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. He has published many books and articles dealing with public finance. He has undertaken work for UK government departments and international organizations, and is currently researching local government charges for the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
 
PEKKA VALKAMA is Head of Research at the University of Tampere, Finland. He has published in the field of local government economics and finance articles and reports about alternative ways to organize and fund public services. He is also an expert member of Finnish Market Court.
 
ARI-VEIKKO ANTTIROIKO is Adjunct Professor at the University of Tampere, Finland. He is an expert in local development policy, high-tech centre studies and e-government. He has published several articles and books on new trends in public governance, including comprehensive reference books on e-government.