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Public Services Role

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According to OECD (2010), public services include all services provided by the government as well as all services where the government has a significant influence. It further states that public services can be provided directly by the government or indirectly where the government is not the direct provider but still plays a role in their provision through regulation or a financial contribution. Humphreys (1998) concurs that public services are those services which are mainly or completely funded by taxation and that typically, public services would include the following areas of public management: central and local government, the health authorities, education, defence, justice/home affairs and non-commercial semi state organisations. He further

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