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.
What is the evidence on how local government spending translates into outcomes? And what drives better, more accountable, public services?
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.
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- Wales Centre for Public Policy
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- Centre for Market and Public Organisation to Centre for Evidence-based Public Services
- What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth 2023-2025
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- The governance of multi-sector public service delivery networks.