The multiple principal problem refers to multiple collective action problems that
organizations face when they must balance (competing) interests of multiple stakeholders …

Privatization of local government services is assumed to deliver cost savings, but empirical
evidence for this from around the world is mixed. We conduct a meta‐regression analysis of …

Austerity and fiscal crisis make the search for cost‐saving reforms in local government more
critical. While cost savings from privatization have frequently proven ephemeral, inter …

Abstract Analysis of local government contracting decisions typically focuses on transactions
costs related to service characteristics, especially asset specificity and difficulty of contract …

Providing good solid waste management (SWM) services while also ensuring financial
sustainability of the system continues to be a major challenge in cities of developing …

Capturing the benefits of competition is a key argument for outsourcing public services, yet
public service markets often lack sufficient competition. The authors use survey and …

Inter-municipal cooperation in public service delivery has attracted the interest of local
authorities seeking to reform public service provision. Cost saving, together with better …

This article presents the results of a systematic review of international studies on economic
and quality effects of contracting out published in the period from 2000 to 2014. We …

Local governments can increase size in particular policy fields through cooperation with
other local governments. This is often thought to improve efficiency, but there is little …

The main objective of this work is to examine whether small municipalities can reduce costs
through cooperation and delegation. We first examine factors explaining the decision of …