1st Edition

Contracting for Public Services

By Carsten Greve Copyright 2008
224 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Insightful and comprehensive and covering new subjects like globalization and IT, this text, international in its approach, provides a thorough introduction to the key phases of the contracting process and the skills required by managers in its implementation. These include: policy for contracting strategic purchasing understanding markets communicating the contracting decision... Read more

Part 1: Introduction  1. Introduction: The Contractual Age in Public Service Delivery  2. Managing Contracts: A Conceptual Model  Part 2: Organising for Contracting  3. Contract Management Capacity  4. Using Information Technology in Contract Management  5. Training and Educating Contract Managers  Part 3: Contracting and Public Service Delivery Systems  6. Private Providers of Public Services  7. Public-Private Partnerships  Part 4: Conclusions  8. Holding Contractors Accountable: The Regulatory Context  9. Conclusions: Contracting for Public Services

Biography

Carsten Greve is Professor of Public Management and Public–Private Cooperation at the International Center for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and several books, including The Challenge of Public–Private Partnerships: Learning from International Experience (co-edited with Graeme Hodge). He is also the vice-study leader for the MPA programme at the Copenhagen Business School.