Examining the Relationship Between Public Participation and Local Government Contracting and Contracting-Back-In

• In Event: The State of Contracting, Procurement, and Collaboration

Brief Overview

Governments that are more committed to public service provision likely are also more committed to mobilizing public engagement. Using data for 107 U.S. county-years, we find a positive link between government service provision and citizen engagement.

Authors

• Anna A. Amirkhanyan, American University

• Rui Wang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

• William Prince, American University