Delegation of contracting in the private provision of public services

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 75-92

  Bennett, John ^a   Iossa, Elisabetta ^b,c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delegation; Private Finance Initiative; Public private partnership; Public service provision

Indexed keywords

JOINT VENTURE; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC SERVICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

EID: 33751005834     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: 15737160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11151-006-9110-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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