International comparisons

Our strategy in carrying out international comparative research will be to pick projects that are informative on our core research questions, that will forge or strengthen key international links. In some projects, the best way to scientifically undertake this type of research is to collaborate with the leading scholars from the countries concerned. Some of these projects will offer detailed analysis of one country, to sit alongside and be compared to that in the UK. The broad approach will be to compare the behaviour of public service organisations and outcomes, in the light of the different institutional and market settings, while others will take a broader view and use data from a number of different countries.

International comparison - Markets, the state and public services

International comparison - Third sector delivery of public services