From marketization to agency reclassification: A qualitative comparative analysis of de‐agencification in China

• Published in: Public administration review
• Main Authors: He, Chenyang, Lo, Carlos Wing‐Hung, Liu, Ning, Tang, Shui‐Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 05.09.2024

Abstract A standing contention in the agencification/de‐agencification literature concerns how to explain the adoption or reversal of the agency form for service delivery. What considerations—transaction costs or political and institutional factors—drive the choice of specific reform strategies? Emp...