Is transaction cost economics applicable to public governance?

被引:5
作者
Ruiter D.W.P. [1 ]
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[1] University of Twente, School of Business, Public Administration and Technology, NL-7500 AE Enschede
关键词
Contract; Governance structure; Public agency; Regulation; Transaction cost;
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10.1007/s10657-005-4197-5
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摘要
The applicability of Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) to the public sphere is examined with the use of institutional legal theory. First, Oliver E. Williamson's 1985 general theory of private governance structures is analyzed. Following on this, his 1999 attempt at extending the theory to capture governance structures in the public sphere as well, is analyzed with the use of the insights gained from the first stage. Finally, on the basis of the whole two-stage analysis, an attempt is made at solving some fundamental problems concerning the applicability of TCE to public governance. © 2005 Springer Science + Business Media, Inc.
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页码:287 / 303
页数:16
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