Managing Public Relief Programmes via the Privatization Paradigm: An Exploratory Discussion
In: International Journal of Public Sector Management, Band 7, Heft 5, S. 15-28
Addresses the general issue of the effective management of public
relief programmes. Proposes that in the search for an appropriate
guiding framework, public administrators could overcome some of the
perennial problems stemming from lack of management continuity between
ad hoc programmes by adopting the so‐called "privatization
paradigm". Develops a comparative analysis based on the Bureau of
Indian Affairs′ (USA) recent effort to assist American Indians start and
maintain viable business ventures. Argues that the substantial
non‐securing management costs of business relief programmes could be
reduced if administrators applied management models provided by
privatization theory to the direction of their programmes.