Contracts as reinvented institutions in the public sector

By Carsten Greve

Subjects: Contracting out, Public contracts, Cross-cultural studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Public Affairs & Administration

Description: Contracting has become one of the tools that governments use to make their services more efficient and effective. This work studies the positives and negatives involved with the multiple elements of contracting. It covers topics such as: contracting on the public agenda; limits of the "New Contractualism"; the elements of contracts; and more.