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Putting the Pieces Together: A Comprehensive Framework for Understanding the Decision to Contract Out and Contractor Performance

Anna A. Amirkhanyan Department of Public Administration and Policy, American University, Washington, DC, USA
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Hyun Joon Kim Department of Political Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristina T. Lambright Department of Public Administration, College of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York, USA
Pages 699-725 | Published online: 08 May 2007

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