Alternative methods for provision of local public goods

It may be stated that the need for public goods and services has come on the scene when human beings have started to live together. Given the fact that the necessity of living together has been inaugurated in urban areas, it can be said that what is meant by ?social needs? is local needs, the main theme of this study, in essence. The main aim of this study titled ?Alternative Methods for Provision of Local Public Goods? is to put forward how to produce local public goods, the changes in the production type within time, and reflections of these changes to local government system of Turkey. The classical provision methods of local public goods are provision by central government, by local government or by these two administrations in cooperation. On the other hand, alternative provision methods are more market oriented. Unquestionably, ?voluntarily provision methods? included in alternative provision methods are non market approaches. In this study, both traditional and alternative provision methods are examined within the framework of current literature. Furthermore, reasons, that made local governments provide public services with alternative methods, are analyzed in detail. The classification can be gathered under two main titles: theoretical reasons and other reasons. Some of the theoretical reasons include failure of local governments, the new public administration, and changes in the roles and functions of the state. Out of these factors, of course, main motives that made local governments use alternative public service provision methods are economical and fiscal ones. At the last part of the study recent laws on local governments are evaluated in the light of theoretical developments. The existence of verdicts in these laws causing local governments to use alternative public service provision methods are evaluated as reflections of changes in the world to the local government system of Turkey.