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Four Faces of Public Service Efficiency

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  • Rhys Andrews
  • Tom Entwistle

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We argue that there are four main dimensions, or faces, of public service efficiency, which should matter to theorists and practitioners of public management. The first, productive efficiency , relates to the maximization of outputs over inputs; the second, allocative efficiency , refers to the match between the demand for services and their supply; the third, distributive efficiency , relates to the pattern of service delivery amongst different groups of citizens; while the fourth, dynamic efficiency , refers to the balance between current and future consumption. We examine each of these faces of efficiency in turn and reflect upon the potential trade-offs between them.

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  • Rhys Andrews & Tom Entwistle, 2013. "Four Faces of Public Service Efficiency," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 246-264, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmgr:v:15:y:2013:i:2:p:246-264
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2012.725760
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