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- Title
Organized Outsourcing.
- Authors
Van Milligen, Michael C.
- Abstract
The author comments on the article "Contract Management Capacity Breakdown? An Analysis of U.S. Local Government," by M. Emita Joaquin and Thomas J. Greitens from this issue. He describes his experiences as city manager of Dubuque, Iowa in conducting annual reviews of operations and public service contracting. He notes that in addition to privatizing some government services, Dubuque formed partnerships with the private sector for economic development, education, and sustainability initiatives.
- Subjects
DUBUQUE (Iowa); IOWA; MUNICIPAL service outsourcing; MANAGEMENT of public contracts; CITY managers; MUNICIPAL finance; AUDITING
- Publication
Public Administration Review, 2012, Vol 72, Issue 6, p817
- ISSN
0033-3352
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02638.x