EU accession and public service performance

Rhys ANDREWS; George A. BOYNE; Kenneth J. MEIER; Laurence J. O'TOOLE; Richard M. WALKER

doi:10.1332/030557309X398477

EU accession and public service performance

Rhys ANDREWS^*, George A. BOYNE, Kenneth J. MEIER, Laurence J. O'TOOLE, Richard M. WALKER

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Abstract

Since the expansion of the European Union (EU) in 2004 it has been widely assumed that the quality of UK public services has suffered due to high levels of worker migration from Eastern Europe. This article explores the effects of immigration on the service achievements of English local authorities between 2006 and 2007, and citizen satisfaction in 2006. The statistical results suggest that high levels of worker migration from EU A8 countries are associated with lower service performance, but that this negative relationship may be moderated by prior experience of dealing with European immigrants. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-37
Number of pages	19
Journal	Policy and Politics
Volume	37
Issue number	1
Early online date	1 Jan 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1332/030557309X398477
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

EU accession
worker migration
local authority performance
England

UN SDGs

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