This problem is a UK government area of research interest (ARI) that was originally posted at https://ari.org.uk/ by a UK government organisation to indicate that they are keen to see research related to this area.
How is allocative efficiency (those activities that offer highest economic and social returns) in local government best promoted?
Further building our evidence and understanding on which public services, delivered at which level of government, deliver greatest public value and what we can learn from different policy approaches taken across the UK.
Contact details
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
Related UKRI Projects
- De Montfort University And Association for Public Service Excellence
- What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth 2023-2025
- Research Facilitator (for Local Government) - Catherine Staite
- What Works Scotland Centre
- Accountability, Efficiency, Improvement and Change in UK Local Public Services: The Role of Benchmarking and External Performance Assessment
- Wales Centre for Public Policy
- Local Acc Fund 21 - Realising North East Ambition (ReNEA)- Evidence driven insights for policy design
- Participatory Policy Learning and New Municipalism
- Reframing Citizen Relationships with the Public Sector in a Time of Austerity: Community Empowerment in England and Scotland