Governments increasingly promote the adoption of smart initiatives based on the intensive
use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to face urban challenges and …

Numerous studies have considered the economic impact and political influence of
privatization. However, the theoretical approaches previously applied to model privatization …

Empirical evidence of compliance or otherwise with procurement laws especially in
developing nations is limited despite its importance in ensuring quality project delivery. This …

The main aim of this paper is to examine the likelihood of local governments
remunicipalising public services that were previously contracted out. To do so, we studied a …

The aim of this article is to determine whether there is opportunistic behavior in local
government decisions related to contracting out, public-private partnership (PPP) and/or …

The political budget cycle theory has extensively documented how politicians manipulate
policies during election years to gain an electoral advantage. This paper focuses on county …

Governments, political parties and public institutions regularly design and launch
communication campaigns emphasising their successes, fostering participation in …

One of the forms of intervention in public services that lie beyond market forces is price
control. While such regulation is justified by the need to achieve social goals, empirical …

This study examines the environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting in 38 public
water companies owned by local municipalities from Andalusia. With an adapted measure …

This paper discusses the strategic composition of Slovak municipalities' revenues and
expenditures and the role of political budget cycles. We found that Slovak municipalities …