Description
Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to public sector collaboration with private and nonprofit organizations for better service delivery Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration tackles the issues inherent in partnerships with nongovernmental actors for public service delivery, highlighting the choices available and the accompanying challenges and opportunities that arise. Based on research, interviews with public, private and nonprofit sector leaders, and considerable analysis of organizations involved in public-private-nonprofit collaborations, the book provides insight into cross-sector collaboration at the global, federal, state, and local levels. Through an examination of the primary modes of cross-sector collaboration, including collaborative contracting, partnerships, networks, and independent public services providers, the book presents a clear case for how public managers can assess the trade-offs and use these options to improve public service delivery. Nonprofit organizations
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword by Ron Carlee xi
Introduction xv
Part One: Choosing Cross-Sector Collaboration 1
One: Dimensions of Cross-Sector Collaboration 3
Two: The Rationale for Cross-Sector Collaboration 31
Three: Contracting and Collaborating 57
Four: Cross-Sector Partnerships and Public-Private Partnerships 85
Five: Network Governance 111
Six: Independent Public-Services Providers: A New Potential Collaborator 139
Seven: Analyzing Cross-Sector Collaboration Options 167
Part Two: Managing Cross-Sector Collaboration 207
Eight: The Need for a New Model of Public Administration 209
Nine: Leadership Implications in Cross-Sector Collaboration 229
Ten: Fostering Democratic Accountability 251
Eleven: Developing Government Capacity for Cross-Sector Collaboration 279
Twelve: The Future of Cross-Sector Collaboration 297
Notes 313
References 317
The Authors 339
Index 341
