TY - JOUR
T1 - Goverment accountability for outsourced services
AU - Mulgan, Richard
PY - 2006/6
Y1 - 2006/6
N2 - The effect of outsourcing on government accountability for public services continues to be contested. Analysts point to an accountability deficit while governments insist that accountability is retained (and indeed improved). The existence of an accountability deficit is confirmed, using examples from the Commonwealth Job Network. The government claim, that accountability remains, is best interpreted as rhetorical, as a refusal to shift blame to private contractors, even though some channels of accountability may be weakened. The claim can be seen as evidence of an increasing incorporation of private contractors into the overall structure of government.
AB - The effect of outsourcing on government accountability for public services continues to be contested. Analysts point to an accountability deficit while governments insist that accountability is retained (and indeed improved). The existence of an accountability deficit is confirmed, using examples from the Commonwealth Job Network. The government claim, that accountability remains, is best interpreted as rhetorical, as a refusal to shift blame to private contractors, even though some channels of accountability may be weakened. The claim can be seen as evidence of an increasing incorporation of private contractors into the overall structure of government.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33745300809&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2006.00481.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2006.00481.x
M3 - Review article
SN - 0313-6647
VL - 65
SP - 48
EP - 58
JO - Australian Journal of Public Administration
JF - Australian Journal of Public Administration
IS - 2
ER -