Does inter-municipal cooperation really reduce delivery costs? An empirical evaluation of the role of scale economies, transaction costs, and governance …
Inter-municipal cooperation in public service delivery has attracted the interest of local
authorities seeking to reform public service provision. Cost saving, together with better …
authorities seeking to reform public service provision. Cost saving, together with better …
Privatization and intermunicipal cooperation in US local government services: balancing fiscal stress, need and political interests
ABSTRACT The 2007–2008 Global Financial Crisis renewed interest in New Public
Management tools. Privatization and intermunicipal cooperation are the two most common …
Management tools. Privatization and intermunicipal cooperation are the two most common …
[图书][B] Local government and the states: Autonomy, politics, and policy
D Berman - 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
This book offers an overview of the legal, political, and broad intergovernmental
environment in which relations between local and state units of government take place, the …
environment in which relations between local and state units of government take place, the …
Going separate ways: Ex-post interdependence and the dissolution of collaborative relations
Interdependence is typically regarded as the cause of inter-organizational collaboration. But
it is also a consequence. Collaboration itself creates new interdependence as partners …
it is also a consequence. Collaboration itself creates new interdependence as partners …
A replication of “contracting out: for what? With whom?”
LG Anguelov, BM Brunjes - Public Administration, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the 1980s, governments around the world adopted New Public Management ideas about
inserting competition into government as a way to improve the performance of public …
inserting competition into government as a way to improve the performance of public …
[HTML][HTML] Asymmetry in inter-municipal cooperation in health services–How does it affect service quality and autonomy?
B Arntsen, DO Torjesen, TI Karlsen - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Throughout Europe, local health services are increasingly being provided through various
forms of inter-municipal cooperation (IMC). One of the most common forms of IMC is when …
forms of inter-municipal cooperation (IMC). One of the most common forms of IMC is when …
Beyond privatisation and cost savings: alternatives for local government reform
Unsatisfactory results from privatisation have caused local governments to seek alternative
reforms. Inter-municipal cooperation, mixed public/private delivery and contract reversals …
reforms. Inter-municipal cooperation, mixed public/private delivery and contract reversals …
Service quality and the optimum number of members in intermunicipal cooperation: The case of emergency primary care services in Norway
Intermunicipal cooperation (IMC) is often used as a mean to reap scale benefits. Most
studies on the effects of IMC focus on cost savings, while service quality is overlooked. In …
studies on the effects of IMC focus on cost savings, while service quality is overlooked. In …
It depends on what you share: The elusive cost savings from service sharing
Intermunicipal cooperation is the most prevalent alternative service delivery method for US
local governments. While aspirations for budgetary savings are one motivating factor …
local governments. While aspirations for budgetary savings are one motivating factor …
Re-organizing the service-delivery machine in a “post-NPM” era: a shopping-basket approach?
We investigate how the reorganization of the service-delivery 'machine'is resulting in a
hybridization of NPM and post-NPM principles. We compare reform trajectories in Italy and …
hybridization of NPM and post-NPM principles. We compare reform trajectories in Italy and …