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 …

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 …

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 …

The public policy and public management literatures together support a vibrant discussion of
collaborative governance. Much of this scholarship takes a broad perspective focusing on …

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

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 …

The unprecedented population increase brings several consequences to the environment,
including the rise of urbanization levels and municipal solid waste (MSW) production–one …

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 …

This paper aims to locate developments in water delivery within broader financialization
trends by considering three aspects of water management. First, despite clear failings of …

Re-municipalization is part of a broader set of reverse privatization reforms. We argue the
term re-municipalization lacks conceptual clarity, confusing municipal level reversals from …