Input Controls in the Public Sector : What Does Economic Theory offer?

This paper reviews the economic literature on bureaucratic behavior, the theory of the firm, and agency theory and its application to the public sector, to determine whether any lessons can be drawn regarding how far governments should go in delegating control over inputs to public sector managers....

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Coauteur: International Monetary Fund
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1988/059
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF
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