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100 1 _aBOSHKEN, Herman L
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245 1 0 _aBehavior of urban public authjorities operating in competitive markets :
_bpolicy outcomes in mass transit
260 _aThousand Oaks :
_bSAGE,
_cJanuary 2000
520 3 _aAn old administrative adage has reemerged in public organizational studies that views government agencies as corptorate-like in behavior and policy making. The new twist in this enterprise thesis is the emphasis placed on competititve market conditions is determining how policy outcomes are patterned to favor some stakeholders over others. Applying regression analysis to a sample of 42 urban transit agencies, the study finds market conditions pose significant influence on skewing policy outcomes but do not necessarily cause a trade-off harmful to social-program clients. One implication is that introducing market conditions into the environment of public agencies may be a superior reform option to privatization
773 0 8 _tAdministration & Society
_g31, 6, p. 726-758
_dThousand Oaks : SAGE, January 2000
_xISSN 0095-3997
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998 _a20030124
_bLucima
_cLucimara
998 _a20100805
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_cCarolina
999 _aConvertido do Formato PHL
_bPHL2MARC21 1.1
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