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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Collectivité auteur: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1988.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1988/059
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF