01125pab a2200133 454500008004000000100002400040245010700064260000900171300001300180362000800193520073600201650002300937773003100960180718b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aBoschken, Herman L.  aBehavior of urban public authorities operating in competitive markets: policy outcomes in mass transit  c2000  ap.726-58  aJan  aAn old administrative adage has reemerged in public organizational studies that views government agencies as corporate like in behavior and policy making. The new twist in this enterprise thesis is the emphasis placed on competitive market conditions in determining how policy outcomes are patterned to favor some stakeholders over others. Applying regression analysis to a sample of 42 urban transit agencies, the study finds market conditions pose significant influence on skewing policy outcomes but do not necessarily cause a trade-off harmful to social-program clients. One implication is that introducing market conditions into the environment of public agencies may be a superior reform option to privatization. - Reproduced  aPublic authorities  aAdministration and Society