1. Take your own country and analyse the extent to which it employs laissez-faire or dirigiste policies in the public sector. How does this compare with other countries?
2 What public sector strategy would you expect the following organisations to have?
(a) A public library based in a small town.
(b) A voluntary group providing volunteers to visit the elderly and house-bound.
(c) A prosperous town with 100,000 inhabitants and a range of industrial activities from manufacturing to leisure.
(d) The police force associated with a region of a country.