Contractualism, Democracy and Ethics

IF 2.1 4区管理学 Q2 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Australian Journal of Public Administration Pub Date : 2024-02-26 DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8500.2001.tb00001.x

Spencer Zifcak

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Abstract

Contractualism, as concept and practice, may be defined in different ways (Yeatman 1995, 1998). In this article I am concerned with contracting out or outsourcing as it is otherwise known. That is, I focus upon the process whereby functions undertaken formerly by government are now performed by private or voluntary organisations in a contractual relationship with public service departments and agencies. Whereas departments and agencies once provided a full panoply of services directly, government purchasers now select providers by tendering competitively for an expanding range of employment, education, health, social welfare and local government services. Contractualism, then, involves the recon‐figuation of public service provision to favour quasi‐commercial rather than bureaucratic forms.*

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契约论、民主与伦理

作为概念和实践的承包制可以有不同的定义（Yeatman，1995 年，1998 年）。在本文中，我关注的是外包或外判。也就是说，我关注的是以前由政府承担的职能现在由私人或志愿组织通过与公共服务部门和机构的合同关系来履行的过程。过去，政府部门和机构直接提供全套服务，而现在，政府购买者通过竞标选择服务提供商，提供范围不断扩大的就业、教育、卫生、社会福利和地方政府服务。因此，契约主义涉及对公共服务的提供进行重新组合，使其倾向于准商业形式而不是官僚形式。

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Australian Journal of Public Administration PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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4.40

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9.10%

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