Browsing by Subject "contracting"
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Beyond the Search for Competition in Social Service Contracting: Procurement, Consolidation, and Accountability
(The American Review of Public Administration, 2009-03-01)The authors argue it is time to move beyond thinking of competition in social service contracting simply in terms of whether competitive tendering procedures are used. Although the procurement process is important, other ... -
How Competitive Is “Competitive” Procurement in the Social Services?
(The American Review of Public Administration, 2014-02-27)The scholarship on contracting generally argues that markets for social services are weak and lacking in competition. Using data gathered from Florida’s largest social service agency, the Department of Children and Families, ... -
Understanding the Differences Between Vendor Types in Local Governance
(The American Review of Public Administration, 2013-11-01)It is commonly posited that for-profit, nonprofit, and other government vendors have fundamental differences, which make one or the other the superior choice depending on the circumstances of service delivery. Past research, ... -
What Determines the Formal Versus Relational Nature of Local Government Contracting?
(Urban Affairs Review, 2012-05-01)Meeyoung Lamothe is currently an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma. Her research interests include local alternative service delivery arrangements, social service contracting, and nonprofit management. Her ...