local government. Findings – First there are increasing numbers of partnership programmes which are born and bred in Wales …. Second, Wales has unitary local government and so it does not have the complexity of two‐tier structures which frustrate … political priority in Wales than the involvement of these sectors in service delivery. These differences mean that partnership …

officers in 13 (60 per cent) of the local, unitary authorities in Wales. Managers at independent home care providers have been … strategies that reveals high levels of diversity. It is seen that in Wales there has been less political drive and compulsion to … driving outsourcing in Wales. Practical implications – This paper provides guidance to public sector managers in local …

regeneration programmes in England and Wales and identify how assumptions about the nature of policy and programme implementation …

investigate community empowerment and influence over service providers brought about by the Communities First programme in Wales … case studies reflect the rural/urban geography of Wales and the varied governance models evident in Communities First …