Government contracting : a public solutions handbook / edited by Robert A. Shick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shick, Robert A., editor.

Series:

Public solutions handbook series

The public solutions handbook series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public contracts--United States.

Public contracts.

United States.

Letting of contracts--United States.

Letting of contracts.

Contracting out--United States.

Contracting out.

Government purchasing--United States.

Government purchasing.

Physical Description:

xviii, 250 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Government contracting is one of the most important issues facing federal, state, and local governments. As governments contend with lower tax revenues and a growing belief that smaller government is better government, contracting has become a fundamental means of providing goods and services to citizens. This volume, which is geared toward practitioners as well as students, addresses the broad range of issues that comprise government contracting from the political, economic philosophy, and value of contracting - to the future of government contracting. Throughout the volume academic theory provides a foundation to address practical subjects, including the contract process, monitoring and evaluating contracts, ethics, and both federal and state local government contracting. Contributors to this volume are both academicians and practitioners, who together offer their scholarly expertise and practical experience, encouraging readers to ask the very question "What is the role of government in American society?" Through this approach, students will acquire the knowledge needed to understand the various aspects of government contracting, and practitioners will enhance their public procurement skills. Government Contracting is ideally suited to MPA students, practitioners in the public sector, and elected officials looking to enhance their understanding of privatization and contracting in order to provide public services more effectively. Each volume in the Public Solutions Handbook series supplies comprehensive, current, theory-to-practice information on a specific field and is an essential resource for anyone seeking to master that field. Series Editor Marc Holzer is dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration and Board of Governors Professor of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University's Newark Campus, as well as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and the World Academy of Productivity Science. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Robert A. Shick, Christopher Prentice and Jeffrey Brudney

1. Political and Economic Philosophy and the Value of Contacting / Lynne A. Weikart

2. The Contracting Decision / Olga Victorovna Smirnova and Suzanne Leland

3. The Contracting Process / William Sims Curry

4. Performance-Based Contacting / Lawrence L. Martin

5. Contracting with Nonprofit Organizations / Christopher R. Prentice and Jeffrey L. Brudney

6. Public Private Partnerships : Implications for Public Procurement / Wendell C. Lawther

7. Monitoring and Evaluating Contracts / Clifford McCue and Bill Davison

8. Governance and Contracting / Julia L. Carboni

9. Ethics in Contracting / William Sims Curry

10. Impact of Contracting on Managing Government Organizations / Stephen B. Gordon

11. Contracting in State and Local Governments / Donna T. Ginter

12. Implications for the Future of Government Contracting / Robert A. Shick.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138921450

1138921459

9780765642738

0765642735

OCLC:

923792338