The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance

Public corporations have been constantly in the spotlight, with some commentators arguing that they can help governments provide better public services, and others insisting that their governance is simply too complex. Despite this ongoing debate, few studies have researched public-corporation perfo...

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Autores: Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-, Esteve Laporta, Marc, Garrido Rodríguez, Juan Carlos, Zafra Gómez, José Luis
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palavra-chave:Govern corporatiu
Serveis municipals
Administració local
Corporacions
Administració pública
Corporate governance
Municipal services
Local government
Public corporations
Public administration
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spelling The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governanceBel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-Esteve Laporta, MarcGarrido Rodríguez, Juan CarlosZafra Gómez, José LuisGovern corporatiuServeis municipalsAdministració localCorporacionsAdministració públicaCorporate governanceMunicipal servicesLocal governmentPublic corporationsPublic administrationPublic corporations have been constantly in the spotlight, with some commentators arguing that they can help governments provide better public services, and others insisting that their governance is simply too complex. Despite this ongoing debate, few studies have researched public-corporation performance. The present study offers empirical evidence of the effects of various forms of corporatisation on public-service costs. In particular, it examines public-service costs incurred under four different forms of governance: public agencies, public corporations, mixed public corporations with minority public ownership, and mixed public corporations with majority public ownership. The analysis considers eight types of public services in 874 Spanish municipalities between 2014 and 2017. The empirical results show that services provided by public corporations are no less costly than those provided by public agencies. In fact, the services offered by mixed corporations with government majorities tend to cost more than those provided by public agencies.John Wiley & Sons2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/186464Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12713Public Administration, 2022, vol. 100, num. 2, p. 232-249https://doi.org/10.1111/padm.12713(c) John Wiley & Sons, 2022info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1864642026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance
title The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance
spellingShingle The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance
Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-
Govern corporatiu
Serveis municipals
Administració local
Corporacions
Administració pública
Corporate governance
Municipal services
Local government
Public corporations
Public administration
title_short The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance
title_full The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance
title_fullStr The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance
title_full_unstemmed The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance
title_sort The costs of corporatisation: Analysing the effects of forms of governance
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-
Esteve Laporta, Marc
Garrido Rodríguez, Juan Carlos
Zafra Gómez, José Luis
author Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-
author_facet Bel i Queralt, Germà, 1963-
Esteve Laporta, Marc
Garrido Rodríguez, Juan Carlos
Zafra Gómez, José Luis
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author2 Esteve Laporta, Marc
Garrido Rodríguez, Juan Carlos
Zafra Gómez, José Luis
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Govern corporatiu
Serveis municipals
Administració local
Corporacions
Administració pública
Corporate governance
Municipal services
Local government
Public corporations
Public administration
topic Govern corporatiu
Serveis municipals
Administració local
Corporacions
Administració pública
Corporate governance
Municipal services
Local government
Public corporations
Public administration
description Public corporations have been constantly in the spotlight, with some commentators arguing that they can help governments provide better public services, and others insisting that their governance is simply too complex. Despite this ongoing debate, few studies have researched public-corporation performance. The present study offers empirical evidence of the effects of various forms of corporatisation on public-service costs. In particular, it examines public-service costs incurred under four different forms of governance: public agencies, public corporations, mixed public corporations with minority public ownership, and mixed public corporations with majority public ownership. The analysis considers eight types of public services in 874 Spanish municipalities between 2014 and 2017. The empirical results show that services provided by public corporations are no less costly than those provided by public agencies. In fact, the services offered by mixed corporations with government majorities tend to cost more than those provided by public agencies.
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Public Administration, 2022, vol. 100, num. 2, p. 232-249
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