, it is somewhat surprising that many social scientists have preferred to explain government outsourcing by the pursuit of … economic efficiency. Starting out from different theories, we investigate political explanations of government outsourcing … using a Swedish data set in which outsourcing varies between municipalities and over time, as well as between services. Our …

are less suitable for outsourcing, while network services (public transportation) may be outsourced through public tenders …

This article brings new inputs to debate outsourcing in Brazil, using a new methodology based on administrative records …, but outsourcing itself is an important factor that can "explain" variation in wages. Anyway, further studies are needed …, focusing on the impact of outsourcing, before any decision about the subject. In particular, before any decision of the …

Nowadays, in Brazilian parliament, there are several propositions able to enact a legislative regulation to outsourcing … regulating outsourcing? There is a harsh debate about this, involving mainly workers' and companies' representatives …, additional studies should be made about this, before parliament's final deliberation. After all, outsourcing may pose many …

Outsourcing may have several impacts in Brazilian labor market, especially for workers. That's why it is relevant to … legislative regulation of outsourcing. Probably, qualified impact evaluations of this phenomenon should be made, before any …

This article brings empirical evidence for outsourcing debate in Brazil. This evidence is the result of a new …

We survey the literature on the effects of public sector outsourcing. Guided by theory, we systematically arrange … indicates that public sector outsourcing generally reduces costs without hurting quality. This is clearly the case for … "perfectly contractible services" like garbage collection, but outsourcing often seems to work reasonably well also for some …

are less suitable for outsourcing, while network services (public transportation) may be outsourced through public tenders …

This article brings new inputs to debate outsourcing in Brazil, using a new methodology based on administrative records …, but outsourcing itself is an important factor that can "explain" variation in wages. Anyway, further studies are needed …, focusing on the impact of outsourcing, before any decision about the subject. In particular, before any decision of the …

Nowadays, in Brazilian parliament, there are several propositions able to enact a legislative regulation to outsourcing … regulating outsourcing? There is a harsh debate about this, involving mainly workers' and companies' representatives …, additional studies should be made about this, before parliament's final deliberation. After all, outsourcing may pose many …