WHAT GOVERNMENT MUST DO WELL: CREATING VALUE FOR SOCIETY

In: Journal of public administration research and theory, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 161-185

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE DEVELOPS A FRAMEWORK AND LANGUAGE WITH WHICH TO ANALYZE VALUE CREATION ROLES OF GOVERNMENTS. TO ENCOMPASS THE FULL ARRAY OF GOVERNMENTAL ROLES IN SOCIETY, FIVE ARENAS OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS ARE IDENTIFIED, AND THREE TYPES OF VALUES WHICH ARE CREATED BY GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS ARE DISCUSSED. THE FIVE ARENAS AND THREE TYPES OF VALUE ARE USED AS AXES OF A MATRIX, THE CELLS OF WHICH INCLUDE JUDGMENTS OF THE SOCIAL VALUE CREATED. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS ARGUED THAT MORE VALUE IS CREATED IN DESIGN THAN IN MANAGEMENT OF INSTITUTIONS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS.