Local Economies and Government Contracting: The impact of public services outsourcing on rural communities

• In Event: Contracting and Procurement in the Public Sector

Brief Overview

How does awarding of local government contracts affect small and rural communities. Using a unique data set, the study empirically tests what factors help explain how much of the funding spent on contracting remains in local communities.

Author

• Lachezar G. Anguelov, The Evergreen State College