This article investigates how municipalities choose their organiza- tional arrangements for delivering early childhood services and the interplay among the regional framework, local legacies, and agency factors influencing these choices. We answered these questions through a mix-method approach and a comparative analysis of four European regions in the same country (Italy). Our data shows that a variety of hybrid organizational models for service delivery is possible, and the fundamental role played by the regional framework in affecting organizational choices – with local factors such as legacy and agency compensating in the event of its absence.
Not a black or white issue: Choosing alternative organizational models for delivering early childhood services / Casula, M. ; Profeti, S.. - In: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC POLICY REFORM. - ISSN 1748-7870. - STAMPA. - Advance online publication:(2023), pp. 1-23. [10.1080/17487870.2023.2249185]
Not a black or white issue: Choosing alternative organizational models for delivering early childhood services
Casula, M.
;Profeti, S.
2023
Abstract
This article investigates how municipalities choose their organiza- tional arrangements for delivering early childhood services and the interplay among the regional framework, local legacies, and agency factors influencing these choices. We answered these questions through a mix-method approach and a comparative analysis of four European regions in the same country (Italy). Our data shows that a variety of hybrid organizational models for service delivery is possible, and the fundamental role played by the regional framework in affecting organizational choices – with local factors such as legacy and agency compensating in the event of its absence.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.