Summary of Double Government: the Art of Commissioning Public Services

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The video discusses the concept of double government, which is when there are two separate entities governing a given situation. The video also discusses the concept of double politics, which is the idea that both top-down and bottom-up policies should be used in order to improve the performance of public services.

• 00:00:00 In this video, Professor Jerry Stoker from Cambria University in the United Kingdom discusses the concept of "double government." double government, according to Mill, refers to the separation of management and responsibility for a public service, such as the management of a nation's lighthouses. Mill was concerned that this separation would lead to the nationalization of the company.
• 00:05:00 Double government refers to the phenomenon where one entity (usually a government) possesses both the authority and responsibility for a certain aspect of public life. This video discusses the theory of double government and provides examples from the Australian public service sector.
• 00:10:00 Double government refers to the existence of a mixed economy where public and private providers provide services. Double government can be pursued by separating policymakers from public service managers, or by outsourcing services to private providers. In both cases, accountability would increase. Double government is a term used to describe the existence of a mixed economy where public and private providers provide services. Double government can be pursued by separating policymakers from public service managers, or by outsourcing services to private providers. In both cases, accountability would increase. Current practices in Australia of contracting and granting services through contracts and grants production, rather than collective consumption, results in a conflict of interest for ministers and results in underinvestment in their responsibilities as agents of collective consumption. Accountability would improve if governments embraced their roles as the agents of collective consumption.
• 00:15:00 The video discusses the benefits of having a double government, which include increased productivity, increased accountability of government officials, and increased innovation. It also discusses the drawbacks of having a double government, including the increased amount of corruption and the difficulty in implementing government policies.
• 00:20:00 The video discusses the benefits of using a mixed public private approach to service provision, and how this approach is more suited to intervention than traditional, top-down approaches. The video also offers a brief description of the art of commissioning.
• 00:25:00 The video discusses the concept of "double government" in the context of public service commissioning in the UK. The Office of Fair Trading has described public service commissioning as including strategic needs assessment decisions about program objectives and priorities and design of models of service provision in project management. The process of commissioning ensures that systems are designed and installed and that they operate according to client specifications in the visual arts. Commissioning is a much richer concept than say policy development, since it includes the responsibility for systems design and service design, deliberate selection of providers, allocation of risk, performance accountability, and intervention regimes. The establishment of vehicles for capturing and disseminating best practice across the system as a whole is allowed by allowing themselves to be drawn into the details of delivery. Politicians and policymakers have neglected their responsibilities for commissioning, acting as intelligent agents on behalf of service users. If implemented properly, double government might just be an orphan stop.
• 00:30:00 The video discusses the concept of "double government," which is when the government assumes the role of consumer in the market. The video points out that this concept can be problematic because the government inevitably gets dragged into politics and complicated decision-making. The video also points out that there are three caveats to the theory of double government: the first is that the promises made about what the double government could deliver are often not met, the second is that citizens often feel unfulfilled by the government's performance, and the third is that accountability is difficult to achieve.
• 00:35:00 The video discusses the concept of 'double government,' which refers to the fact that there are two separate entities governing a given situation - the policymaker, who makes decisions based on their understanding of the situation, and the agent, who implements those decisions. The video also discusses the concept of 'double politics,' which is the idea that both top-down and bottom-up policies should be used in order to improve the performance of public services.