Outsourcing in China: An exploratory assessment

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-128

  Jing, Yijia ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Informal arrangements; Outsourcing; Public; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; DECENTRALIZATION; MARKET TRANSITION; OUTSOURCING; PUBLIC SERVICE; PUBLIC SPENDING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 43849092284     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.488     Document Type: Article

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