The main argument of this paper is two-fold. First, it is proposed that instead of pitching against each other, “citizen, client, customer, and consumer” should be better utilized as the major democratic forces (4Cs) of the 21st Century public services. Notwithstanding the real or perceived...

The Turkish national educational system has long been criticized for operating inefficiently and ineffectively. The Turkish Ministry of National Education (MEB) is, in fact, at the heart of the problem. Its critiques charge that the MEB has a cumbersome, centralist and inefficient organizational...

Corruption is a serious and enduring problem in Turkey. As such, a series of sustained and synchronized actions are needed to promote integrity, and to prevent and punish corrupt practices in public life. In most recent years, subsequent cabinets have promulgated a set of laws, regulations, and...

The current paper construes PPPs as an administrative/structural innovation, and analyses the diffusion of this innovation in urban and regional development in the USA. The paper first briefly informs the reader on the widespread use of public-private partnerships. It then reviews the literature...

The existence of corruption in Turkish political-bureaucratic system as a pervasive, entrenched, and enduring problem has long been an “open secret” for anybody involved even scantly in the public affairs of the country. In this chapter, we are interested in: a) pointing out the need for...