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Contents<br />

Acknowledgements vi<br />

Foreword 1<br />

PART I INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY 3<br />

Section 1<br />

Introduction and summary 4<br />

Introduction 4<br />

How we carried out this study 4<br />

Key lessons 5<br />

Case studies 6<br />

Structure of the report 12<br />

PART II LESSONS AND GUIDANCE FOR POLICY MAKERS 13<br />

Section 2<br />

<strong>Using</strong> market mechanisms 14<br />

Continuing role <strong>for</strong> the public sector<br />

<strong>Market</strong>-based mechanisms produce benefits compared to<br />

14<br />

traditional policy designs 18<br />

<strong>Market</strong>-based mechanisms require creative thinking 19<br />

Importance of design and implementation 19<br />

Section 3<br />

Lessons <strong>for</strong> the design and implementation of specific mechanisms 22<br />

Competitive tendering 22<br />

User choice 25<br />

Tradable permits 27<br />

Conclusion 29<br />

PART III LITERATURE REVIEW 31<br />

Section 4<br />

Introduction 32<br />

Section 5<br />

<strong>Market</strong> failures and the role of the public sector 33<br />

<strong>Market</strong>s and market failures 34<br />

Social objectives and inequality 37<br />

Section 6<br />

Government Failure 39<br />

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