Making the invisible public service visible? Exploring data on the supply of policy and management consultancies in C anada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9782379 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Howlett (0000-0003-4689-740X, Department of Political Science Simon Fraser University Burnaby British Columbia, corresponding author), Andrea Migone (0000-0001-8521-5024, Institute of Public Administration of Canada Toronto) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-216 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/capa.12065 |
| OpenAlex | W1927131673 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 26 |
The use of external policy and management consultants in government has been receiving increasing attention in many countries, including C anada. We explore new data on management consulting compiled from information released since the creation of the F ederal A ccountability A ct to address the supply side of contracting. We find several large multi‐year contracts have taken up a larger percentage of contracting activity while the number of smaller contracts has declined. The data suggest a pattern of oligopsonic demand concentrated mostly in a handful of very heavy users and an increasingly oligopolistic supply pattern where less than 5% of companies accounted for 80% of total contract values and where repeat contracts are the norm. Measures of accountability and transparency need to extend to the “invisible” public service of contract consultants
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |