# Performance and Public Value in the ‘Hollow State’

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/performance-and-public-value-in-the-hollow-state/
- Published: 2021-11-12T00:03:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Assessing Government–Nonprofit Partnerships**

This innovative book sheds light on two key questions at the forefront of government-
nonprofit partnerships: How are nonprofits performing? And does the involvement 
of nonprofits in a public service add public value?
International contributors approach
these questions through the conceptual lens of the ‘hollow state’, highlighting 
the diminished role of government and the implications of the growing reliance on
nonprofits in delivering public service. Through a set of empirical studies in public
education, public health, urban sustainability, public parks and public social welfare
services, chapters identify contributing factors to the success of nonprofits in
mitigating public problems through performance measurement. Identifying challenges
encountered by nonprofits in their roles as government partners, as well as the 
challenges posed to public organisations in generating nonprofit accountability,
this insightful book takes stock of performance and public value of the hollow state.
This methodologically-rigorous book is critical reading for scholars, researchers
and students of public governance and public management, particularly those focusing
on the long-term effects of the New Public Management. Its practical insights will
also benefit policymakers, as well as managers of nonprofits interested in the implications
of new partnerships with government bodies.

## About the editors

**Kelly LeRoux** is Professor of Public Administration, College of Urban Planning
and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Chicago and **Nathaniel S. Wright** 
is Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Political Science,
Texas Tech University.

## Reviews

“LeRoux and Wright artfully compile five distinct empirical cases of nonprofit performance
and synthesize core themes using a cross-cutting framework grounded in public value
creation. Their book is an exemplar of a triangulated approach to inquiry, drawing
from both qualitative and quantitative insights to advance understanding of nonprofit
performance.”
**Stephanie Moulton**, The Ohio State University, US

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