The 'externalisation' of local public service delivery: Experience in Italy and Sweden

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-56

  Argento, Daniela ^a   Grossi, Giuseppe ^a   Tagesson, Torbjörn ^b   Collin, Sven Olof ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corporatisation; Externalisation; Institutional change; Italy; Local public service provision; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956953532     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2010.029780     Document Type: Article

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