The Regulated Competition Model And Public Leadership Strategies

A current public service delivery model is "A regulated competition model". The background is the increased global service quality benchmarking. The regulated competition model is one where service providers - local governments and private providers, and public providers themselves - compete against each other. Competition is regulated by a combination of old and new national and international regulators. Regulators have flourished as witnessed by the emergence of the "Regulatory state". The development is seen in a historical institutional perspective; how competition and regulation develops over time. Institutions cannot be expected be in synch. The possibilities for public leadership strategies in the light of these changes are then discussed.