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100			_aShrestha, Manoj K. and Feiock, Richard C. _933896
245			_aToward a multiplex network theory of interlocal service contracting
260			_aPublic Administration Review
300			_a81(5), Sep-Oct, 2021: p.911-924
520			_aDebates about risk in interlocal service contracts treat contracts as discrete dyadic exchanges. We challenge this notion by advancing a multiplex network contacting approach, which asserts that interlocal contracting represents a multiplex network phenomenon, defined as overlapping multiple service contract networks. Simultaneous treatment of multiple networks is required to understand how local governments mitigate contract risks. We claim that local governments create multiplex network structures comprising more than one service contract networks in order to reduce service contracting risks. Multivariate exponential random graph models were fit to joint high-risk and low or mixed-risk contract networks involving eight local government services in Pinellas County, Florida. The results demonstrate that local governments mitigate risk by creating multiplex reciprocity and multiplex network closure in contracts that involve multiple services. – Reproduced
773			_aPublic Administration Review
906			_aPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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