Public Accountability in an Age of Contracting Out
Canadian Business L. J., Vol. 27, pp. 1-47, 1996
47 Pages Posted: 30 Jun 2008
Date Written: July 1, 1996
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to examine the existing legal structure of government contracting, and to assess its capacity to ensure governmental accountability in the contracting process. This analysis has two separate stages, corresponding with the two periods in which the government can effectively engage in opportunistic behaviour. First, the control of opportunism in the process of contract formation (or ex ante opportunism) will be examined. Second, the analysis will examine the control of opportunistic behaviour on the part of government in the process of contract performance (or ex post opportunism).
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