Title : | Outsourcing State and Local Government Services : decision-making strategies and management methods |
Material Type: | printed text |
Authors: | John. O’Looney, Author |
Publisher: | Westport, Conn. : Quorum |
Publication Date: | 1998 |
Pagination: | ix, 244 p. |
Layout: | ill. |
Size: | 25 cm |
ISBN (or other code): | 978-1-567-20169-7 |
General note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-239) and index |
Languages : | English (eng) Original Language : English (eng) |
Descriptors: | Contracting out - United States County services Municipal services - Contracting out Privatization
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Class number: | 352.5 |
Abstract: | Should we be doing--or trying to do--everything ourselves, or might it be better to contract some tasks out to others? Could they do them better and cheaper than we can? More and more state and local governments are asking these questions, and while there are many answers on the Federal level, these answers often don't apply lower down the line. Nevertheless, it is evident that contracting out is often the better strategy--but how best to go about it? What are the benefits and what are the hidden risks? Dr. O'Looney's book provides precisely the guidance that state and local managers need : first. |
Contents note: | Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction : Key Issues and Trends; Thinking about Outsourcing; Managing Contracts; Managing the Contract Process and Relationship; Contracting for Specific Services; References and Bibliography; Index; |
Record link: | https://library.seeu.edu.mk/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=13781 |