Examining municipalities’ choices of service delivery modes through the lens of historical institutionalism

David Vos and Joris Voets

Public Management Review, 2024, vol. 26, issue 7, 1892-1914

Abstract: While the motives behind municipalities’ choices of service delivery modes may lie in the past, current research still pays little attention to history. Applied to the service delivery of two waste services in nine municipalities over the period 1962–2021, this study aims to overcome this limitation by bringing in historical institutionalism. Based on the analysis of a database covering 4,599 government documents and 30 semi-structured interviews, we show that past choices structure future choices by creating juridical and economic lock-ins. Path-dependent processes overrule other potential sources of change in choices, resulting in a high degree of stability of choices.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2023.2174587

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