Problem
Ineffective governmental use of nongovernmental resources
Other Names:
Ineffective use of private sector resources by governmentGovernment opposition to private initiative
Protection of public sector agencies from competition
Incidence:
Public regulatory policies have inhibited private providers of services. Although not explicitly part of the public budget, these policies can have large effects akin to taxation and spending. There is no uniquely appropriate balance between public and private sector activity. However, governments reduce their ability to broaden access to education and health, for example, when they discourage private initiatives. In the case of housing, in many cities private housing markets have been overly restricted by rent control, which has often produced results exactly opposite to those originally intended. Broader Problems:
Inappropriate public spending by government Narrower Problems:
Discrimination against community enterprises Related Problems:
Misuse of nonprofit associations as front organizations by government Aggravates:
Failure of development programmesDuplication of international nongovernmental activities Strategies:
Researching public sector reformEnabling cross-sectoral cooperationProviding opposition to private initiativeUndermining government opposition to private initiativeIncreasing effectiveness of governmental use of nongovernmental resourcesIncreasing use of nongovernmental resources Subject(s):
Resources → Resources Social Activity → Nongovernmental
Social Activity → Services
Commerce → Agencies, dealers
Commerce → Conditions of trade
Societal Problems → Protection
Societal Problems → Ineffectiveness
Government → Government
Government → Public
Government → Private
Economics → Resource utilization
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
17.02.1997 – 00:00 CET