Document Type
Syllabi
School
HSB
Department
MMPA
Course Subject
GPA
Course Number
8260
Course Section
01
Course Title
Alternative Service Delivery
Academic Term and Year
Spring 2014
Credits
4.00
Course Description
This course is open to advanced master's level students. State and local governments are continually under pressure to provide more cost efficient and effective services. As a result, public officials in Minnesota and across the United States are seeking alternative ways to deliver services. This course examines the theoretical underpinnings, implementation methods, and track records of various alternatives to public service delivery. Topics include collaborations, consolication, privatization, contracting, private and nonprofit partnerships, and the use of market incentives and competition to improve service delivery. We will also examine a variety of policy areas where alternative means to service delivery have been analyzed or implemented including criminal justice, information technology, environmental services, education, health care, welfare, and transportation.
Recommended Citation
Hemze, David, "GPA8260-01.Alternative Service Delivery.Sp14.Hemze,David" (2014). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 372.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/372