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Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration.

A comprehensive guide to public sector collaboration with private and nonprofit organizations for better service delivery Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration tackles the issues inherent in partnerships with nongovernmental actors for public service delivery, highlighting the choices available and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Forrer, John
Other Authors: Kee, James (Jed), Boyer, Eric
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Wiley, 2014.
Series:Bryson Series in Public and Nonprofit Management.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; The Changing Nature of the Public Enterprise; The Current Structure of the Public Enterprise; Government and the Expanding Public Enterprise; Public-Private Partnerships, Networks, and Independent Public-Services Providers; Organization of the Book; Part One: Choosing Cross-Sector Collaboration; Chapter One: Dimensions of Cross-Sector Collaboration; The Dilemma for Public Managers; The Cross-Sector Collaboration Imperative; Societal Transformations; Major Challenges Require New Thinking.
  • A Dysfunctional Public Sector EnvironmentHollowed-Out Government; The Complicated Organizational Environment; Cross-Sector Collaboration: Definition and Sector Roles; Public Sector; Private Sector; Nonprofits; Emerging Choices for Public Managers; Considering the Choices; Primary Choices for Public Provision and Cross-Sector Collaboration; Illustrating the Five Choices: Public Health Programs; Examining the Trade-Offs; Conclusion; Chapter Two: The Rationale for Cross-Sector Collaboration; Pragmatic Rationale; Private and Nonprofit Perspectives; Economic Rationale: Competitive Advantage.
  • Market Failure and Government FailureProperty Rights Theory; The Principal-Agent Problem; Competition; The Nonprofit Competitive Advantage; A Strategic Approach to CSC; Strategic Considerations for the Private Sector; Strategic Perspectives of the Public and Nonprofit Sectors; From a Principal-Agent to a Principal-Principal Relationship; The Principal-Principal Relationship; The Governance Consequences of CSC; Challenges of Private Sector Involvement; Challenges of Nonprofit Sector Involvement; Negotiating Divergent Interests; Operating Under Different Legal Constraints.
  • The Loss-of-Control ProblemHollowed-Out Government; Conclusion: Addressing the Governance Challenges in CSC; Chapter Three: Contracting and Collaborating; Contracting; Traditional Contracts; Collaborative Contracts; Definitions; Rationale for Contracting; Contracting in the United States; Moving Toward Collaboration; Collaborative Contracting and Public Managers; The Public Manager and Successful Contracting; Clear Expectations; Assessment; Criteria; Transparency; Monitoring; Evaluation; Traditional Contracting Illustration; US Environmental Protection Agency, Cyber Security Software.
  • Services Provided and AwardChoosing Contracting Out; Collaborative Contracting Illustration; Kansas Foster Care and Adoption; Assessment; Assessing the Advantages and Disadvantage of Contracting; Global Implications; Conclusion; Chapter Four: Cross-Sector Partnerships and Public-Private Partnerships; Types of Cross-Sector Partnerships; Common Aspects of Cross-Sector Partnerships; Rationales for Cross-Sector Partnerships; Issues of Working in Partnerships; Government Capacity; Managing Divergent Interests; The Public Manager and Successful Partnerships; Risk Allocation; Costs and Benefits.