There is widespread agreement on the value of competition in the delivery of public goods and services. In some markets competition is naturally limited and thus various mechanisms have been utilized to bolster competition, including franchise bidding and auctions. In this article, we examine...

What would a "smart government" look like? Political philosophers have spent entire careers trying to answer that question, which obviously implicates wide-ranging cultural and political values far beyond the purview of this paper. For purposes of the following discussion, however, the term...

What would a - smart government‖ look like? Political philosophers have spent entire careers trying to answer that question, which obviously implicates wide-ranging cultural and political values far beyond the purview of this paper. For purposes of the following discussion, however, the term -...

This study compares the effectiveness of two different approaches to the delivery of human services-direct government and a collaboration between government and a nonprofit provider using a point of service contract. A work release program in Illinois provides the study context. We apply...

The U.S. Congress created the small disadvantaged business (SDB) and women-owned small business (WOSB) programs to promote fairness in government contracting. In this study, we examine whether increases in racial and gender representation in federal agencies correlates with the proportion of...

Relying on transaction cost logic we consider the likelihood that contract duration and monitoring are jointly determined in 241 cable franchise renewal agreements. Results indicate that municipalities award longer contracts to larger cable companies with more asset specific investments, but...

This article argues that there are two forms of self-determination in dispute resolution, one involving control over process and outcome at the case level, and a second involving control over the disputes system design of which the case is part. Part I of this article reviews the proposed...

The fields of institutional design and dispute system design both encompass the human activity of creating new rules, organizations, institutions, and forums to serve various goals related to public policy. However, through these systems, we are also designing justice. The question is, which...

We address how colleges and universities have come to resemble communities with municipal services. Third, we briefly review how educational institutions have taught students civic skills essential to a democracy over the past century. Fourth, we touch on democratic engagement in higher...

This study explores the tactics and strategies of transformative mediators in practice. Specifically, the study examines the premises, principles, and behaviors of mediators in REDRESS, the United States Postal Service (USPS) employment mediation program. The study is also a process evaluation...