1st Edition
Third-Party Governance Using Third Parties to Deliver Governmental Goods and Services
1. Third-Party Governance 2. Government 3. The Market 4. The History of and Vehicles for Using Third Parties 5. Transaction Costs and Mitigating Transaction Costs 6. Networks 7. A Concluding Discussion in Third-Party Governance
Biography
Jessica N. Terman is Associate Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, USA. She teaches courses on collaboration and third-party governance in the Master of Public Administration Program. Prior to joining the Schar School, Professor Terman spent two years as a faculty member at the University of Nevada. Her research focuses on implementation issues in public management, especially tools of third-party governance such as the use of intergovernmental grants and contractors. Her most recent work looks at the state and local government use of energy efficiency and conservation policy. Terman has also published on bureaucratic policy-making and procurement activities in the context of state government.
"Government primarily provides goods and services by outsourcing them to third parties, yet this remains an underappreciated research area in public administration. Terman skillfully weaves the full picture of how government intersects with the market system to further public and social good - whether through contracts or public-private-partnerships. The book is a practical guide to understanding the role of networks and impact of transactional costs in managing a wide array of government functions through third party governance."
Hina Kazmi, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, USA
