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Feiock, Richard., Lamothe, Scott. and Lamothe, Meeyoung. "Vertical Integration in Municipal Service Provision:" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Sep 02, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p60373_index.html>

Feiock, R. C., Lamothe, S. and Lamothe, M. , 2004-09-02 "Vertical Integration in Municipal Service Provision:" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p60373_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Tremendous attention has been given to the use of alternative service delivery mechanisms by which local governments contract with private for-profit or nonprofit firms to deliver services. What has gone virtually unnoticed is that many of these arrangements experienced “vertical integration of production” where the service is taken in-house by the providing government. Building on three typologies of service characteristics that are prominent in the literature, we examine whether vertical integration is systemically associated with certain types of goods and test whether the likelihood of vertical integration increases when mismatches occur between the service types and the modes of service delivery. Vertical integration can also be a response to market conditions, capacities for production and administration within government, or political, preferences of public decision makers. We view the vertical integration of services as more than the reverse of contracting out; it is the product of three distinct transaction problems relating to the characteristics of goods, production agents, and markets. Empirical analysis of patterns of service production from 1997-2002 reveals that vertical integration of production is relatively more likely than additional contracting with private providers and almost as many services were brought in-house as contracted out in that period. The multivariate analysis reports finds services offered though joint production arrangements are most likely to be taken in house. The types of goods provide an incomplete explanation for local service delivery decisions; a more complete model highlights the role of jurisdiction level factors.

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