Employment, privatization, and managerial choice: Does contracting out reduce public sector employment?

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-77

  Fernandez, Sergio ^a   Smith, Craig R ^b   Wenger, Jeffrey B ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33846153559     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20227     Document Type: Review

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