ABSTRACT

The idea of “pragmatism” provides a successful account explaining why municipalities re-internalize previously privatized responsibilities for service delivery. This paper develops the idea by accounting for remunicipalization in contexts defined by failures with service innovation – rather than delivery – under privatization. This account highlights remunicipalization as an act of public entrepreneurship and offers a complementary explanation for the dynamics in local service restructuring. Analytical utility is demonstrated in a case study of the restructuring of local energy supply in Aalborg Municipality, Denmark. In perspective, the paper refines the understanding of contexts, behaviours, and dynamics leading to remunicipalizations in the twenty-first century.

摘要

“实用主义”的概念提供了一个成功的解释，解释了为什么市政当局将以前私有化的服务提供责任重新内部化。本文通过解释私有化下服务创新失败而不是交付失败的背景下的重新市政化来发展这一想法。这个帐户强调了再市政化是一种公共创业行为，并为地方服务重组的动态提供了补充解释。在丹麦奥尔堡市当地能源供应重组的案例研究中证明了分析效用。从角度来看，本文完善了对导致 21 世纪重新城市化的背景、行为和动态的理解。