作者：Lentz, C
作者单位：Texas State University System; Sam Houston State University
摘要：Governments are increasingly concerned with personnel rests. This article investigates determinants of teacher salaries in Illinois school districts (Fiscal Year 1989-1990) from three perspectives: local characteristics of the school districts, the ability of citizens and communities to pay, and composition of the property tax base. Each perspective is examined at four salary levels. Of the local characteristics, districts with large numbers of teachers or more experienced teachers pay higher ...
作者：Carroll, JD
作者单位：State University System of Florida; Florida International University; Syracuse University; Brookings Institution
作者：Levine, AL
作者单位：City University of New York (CUNY) System; Baruch College (CUNY)
作者：Levine, AL
作者单位：City University of New York (CUNY) System; Baruch College (CUNY)
作者：Newland, CA
作者单位：University of Southern California
作者：Boyne, GA
摘要：Empirical studies suggest that local service contracting lead to higher efficiency, which seems to support public choice arguments an the vices of municipal monopoly and virtues of competition. A methodological critique of the evidence shows that these conclusions are not valid. Major deficiencies of the statistical tests include the omission of relevant control variables and the absence of measures of competition. Implications for the theory and practice of public administration are identified.
作者：Luton, LS
作者单位：Eastern Washington University
