Managing public service contracts: Aligning values, institutions, and markets

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Brown, Trevor L.; Potoski, Matthew; Van Slyke, David M.
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; Ohio State University; Iowa State University; Syracuse University
• 刊物名称: PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-3352
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00590.x
• 发表日期: 2006
• 页码: 323-331
• 关键词: transaction costs; ORGANIZATION; management

摘要

The contracting of public services has been an integral part of public managers' work for a long time, and it is here to stay. This essay sums up current research on the topic for busy practitioners and scholars. Where are we today with respect to the problems and pitfalls of contracting out, from balancing equity with efficiency to confronting the frequent problem of imperfect markets?