Service Delivery in Rural Municipalities: Privatize, Cooperate, or Go It Alone?

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dc.creatorHalstead, John M.
dc.creatorMohr, Robert D.
dc.creatorDeller, Steven C.
dc.date2017-04-01T20:10:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T05:09:41Z
dc.descriptionChoices in production and contracting arrangements for a wide range of services were studied using data from approximately 1,000 small, mostly rural municipalities from Illinois, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Results suggest the use of both for-profit contractors and cooperative agreements with other governments correlate negatively with population. Small municipalities are less likely to use competitive bidding processes, compare costs between production options, or report that privatization produces savings. Median income, rural geography, and ideology show statistically-significant associations with contracting choices. Respondents generally consider themselves ―satisfied‖ with services provided by contract, although satisfaction levels are lower than those associated with self-provision. Satisfaction associated with services provided by other governments is lower than satisfaction with services provided by private contractors, suggesting no tradeoff in service quality directly attributable to ―for-profit‖ contractors.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.60991
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/60991/files/aaea10.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/60991
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/559847
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/60991
dc.titleService Delivery in Rural Municipalities: Privatize, Cooperate, or Go It Alone?
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