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100			_aSpicker, Paul
245			_aThe nature of a public service
260			_c2009
300			_ap.970-91.
362			_aSep
520			_aPublic services have been misunderstood. They are not simply services in the public sector, they are not necessarily there because of "market failure", and they cannot be analysed by the same criteria as market-based provision. They have four defining characteristics. They exist for reasons of policy; they provide services to the public; they are redistributive; and they act as a trust. They consequently operate differently from production for profit, in their priorities, costs, capacity and outputs. - Reproduced.
650			_aSocial services
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a84496
999			_c84496 _d84496