Contracting and Franchising County Services in Florida
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Affairs Quarterly
- Vol. 27 (3), 436-456
- https://doi.org/10.1177/004208169202700307
Abstract
This study examines the privatization behavior of county governments and treats contracting and franchising as separate decision-making activities. Contracting decisions are influenced primarily by the desire to reduce production costs. Growth pressures and a political culture that favors professional administration over private-regarding politics also are determinants. Franchising decisions are influenced heavily by growth pressures, political impediments to altering the traditional public production arrangements, a political culture that insulates administration from politics, and a desire to keep tax rates down. In other words, franchising decisions are predicated extensively on efforts to limit the scope of government and operate county government according to businesslike principles.Keywords
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