FROM LONG-TERM TO SHORT-TERM CONTRACTING

LANE, JAN-ERIK

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, n.º 1/2001, pág. 29

1. Introduction. 2. Public sector reform, mechanismdesign and transaction costs. 3. Contracting underalternative regimes. 4. Long-term public contracts. 5.Short-term contracting regimes. 6. Outcomes: the trade-offbetween production costs and transaction costs. 7. Promotingshort-term contracting. 8. Conclusion.