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100			_aBoyne, George A.
245			_aThe determinants of variations in local service contracting: garbage in, garbage out?
260			_c1998
300			_ap.150-63
362			_aSep
520			_aEmpirical evidence on the determinants of variations in service contracting across U.S. local governments is evaluated. Four main categories of explanatory variables are analyzed; fiscal stress, scale and market structure, public preferences, and the power of public employees. The evidence contains fundamental deficiencies that include poor measures of the theoretical constructs, reciprocal relationships between contracting out and the explanatory variables, and additive tests of mediative theories. The consequence is that the determinants of service contracting remain largely undetected. Furthermore, the empirical studies add very little to the existing body of knowledge on the reasons for policy variations across local governments. - Reproduced
650			_aMunicipal government - United States
650			_aLocal government
773			_aUrban Affairs Review
909			_a40692
999			_c40692 _d40692