Contractualism, Democracy and Ethics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11962332 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Spencer Zifcak (Law La Trobe University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 86-98 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2001.tb00001.x |
| OpenAlex | W4392158930 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Contractualism, as concept and practice, may be defined in different ways (Yeatman 1995, 1998). In this article I am concerned with contracting out or outsourcing as it is otherwise known. That is, I focus upon the process whereby functions undertaken formerly by government are now performed by private or voluntary organisations in a contractual relationship with public service departments and agencies. Whereas departments and agencies once provided a full panoply of services directly, government purchasers now select providers by tendering competitively for an expanding range of employment, education, health, social welfare and local government services. Contractualism, then, involves the recon‐figuation of public service provision to favour quasi‐commercial rather than bureaucratic forms
Contractualism · Democracy · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |