Managing the contract
A transaction cost analysis of externalisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6304151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Kavanagh (0000-0003-2361-5385, Aston University), David Parker (0000-0001-7101-3843, Aston University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Publication date | 2000-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Local Government Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-3930 • E-ISSN: 1743-9388 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03003930008434005 |
| OpenAlex | W2025778724 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 30 |
This paper examines the externalisation of the London Borough of Ealing's Technical Services Group between 1994 and 1999, the first local government Technical Services function to be externalised as a whole. The case is discussed in the light of transaction cost theory from economics. The study illustrates the difficulties that arise under local authority competitive tendering where the parties enter into an incomplete contract and rely on mutual goodwill to adjust the contract terms later. The study confirms that transaction costs can be pervasive in local government contracting
Borough · Business · Contract management · Database transaction · Function (biology · Goodwill · Government (linguistics · Industrial organization · Local government · Procurement · Transaction cost · Auction Theory and Applications · Computer Science · Public Administration · Public Procurement and Policy · Public-Private Partnership Projects · Finance · Marketing
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The winner's curse
Prices, quality and trust
Incomplete Contracts and Renegotiation
Contracting out by the public sector
The Politics of Privatisation
Privatization
The Limits of Near-Contractual Governance
The 1988 Local Government Act and Compulsory Competitive Tendering
The Enabling State
Property Rights and the Nature of the Firm
The Determinants of Price and Quality in Competitively Tendered Contracts
"The Market for "Lemons
The Canadian Experience with Privatizing Residential Solid Waste Collection Services
Perspectives on contractual relationships and the move to best value in local authorities
The Proper Scope of Government
Hollowing out' the Local State
| Citations per year | 0.41 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2023 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |