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作者:Rosenbloom, David H.
作者单位:American University
摘要:This article distinguishes the competing interpretations of the politics-administration dichotomy, noting that as, originally framed, it was intended to detach partisan politics and patronage from sound public management. Waldo, the author suggests, concerned himself with the later, more expansive conception of the dichotomy, which included the process of policy making.
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作者:Howell-Moroney, Michael
作者单位:University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Birmingham
摘要:More than five decades have passed since Charles Tiebout wrote his seminal 1956 paper, often cited as the classic apologetic for locally based systems of metropolitan governance. This essay traces the impact of Tiebout's work and subsequent scholarship in public choice, identifying important lessons and lingering issues. Although public choice has demonstrated that polycentric systems are adept and flexible in producing and providing municipal services and a variety of interlocal agreements, t...
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作者:Nigro, Lloyd G.
作者单位:University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
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作者:Feiock, Richard C.; Moon, M. Jae; Park, Hyung Jun
作者单位:State University System of Florida; Florida State University; Yonsei University; Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
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作者:Dillman, David L.
作者单位:Abilene Christian University
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作者:Gazley, Beth
作者单位:Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington
摘要:Privatization research lacks an understanding of the scope and nature of informal service delivery relationships between nonprofits and local government. This article reports on a study of local service delivery partnerships in Georgia using survey and interview data. In addition to assessing the frequency of noncontractual partnerships, this study builds on B. Guy Peters's definition of public private partnerships to delineate the control formality dimensions of these partnerships more clearl...