Public Policy and Administration Review

The purpose of the paper is to: i) explore how ownership-relationship between public authority and provider service organized managed to secure accountability in those cases ownership remains ii) purchaser-provider relationship so that value are protected iii) what extent NPM still influences reforms conducted within sector. Previous research has only touched upon ownershiprelationship purchasing-provider relationship. This study shows relationships importance for outcome reform thus securing value. A qualitatively oriented method with case studies used empirical material mainly gathered through semi-structured interviews. results indicate corporatization process depending on as well these specific case. (Less)