REINVENTING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY: PUBLIC FUNCIONS, PRIVATIZATION, AND THE MEANING OF STATE ACTION

GILMOUR, ROBERT S.;JENSEN, LAURA S.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW, n.º 3/1998, pág. 247

1. Privatization and its potential for accountability avoidance. 2. Distinguishing between reviewable "state action" and private acts. 3. Toward a coherent understanding of state action. 4. Recognizing state action: a four-step inquiry. 5. Conclusion.