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100			_aBoschken, Herman L.
245			_aBehavior of urban public authorities operating in competitive markets: policy outcomes in mass transit
260			_c2000
300			_ap.726-58
362			_aJan
520			_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
650			_aPublic authorities
773			_aAdministration and Society
909			_a44537
999			_c44537 _d44537