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Strategies to improve rural service delivery.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Series:
- OECD reviews of rural policy.
- OECD rural policy reviews, 1990-9284
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rural development.
- Social service, Rural.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (124 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : OECD, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The service sector, in aggregate, now dominates total employment and value-added in OECD countries, accounting for more than 70% of these two measures, and continues to increase in importance. While services may play a slightly smaller role in rural regions than in urban areas, they are the dominant component of the rural economy. It is clear that a vibrant service sector is both vital for a prosperous local economy and crucial for meeting the needs of rural citizens. This book provides an overview of the underlying problems in delivering services to rural regions. It contains a conceptual structure for thinking about rural service delivery problems and a strategy for thinking about the role of government in service delivery, as well as a discussion of the role that innovation and public management tools like co-design and co-delivery can play in designing better service delivery approaches. Also included are examples of different, successful policy strategies drawn from OECD countries. Also available The New Rural Paradigm: Policies and Governance (2006) OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Germany (2007) OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Mexico (2007) OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Finland (2008) OECD Rural Policy Reviews: The Netherlands (2008) OECD Rural Policy Reviews: China (2009) OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Italy (2009) OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Spain (2009) OECD Rural Policy Reviews: Québec, Canada (forthcoming)
- Contents:
- Overview
- Governance and Public Service Delivery in Rural Areas
- Designing Services for Rural Communities
- The Service Delivery Challenge in Rural Areas.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-64029-1
- 9786612640292
- 92-64-08396-0
- OCLC:
- 781628079
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