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Tables of Contents for Governing by Contract
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xi
 
Preface
xiii
 
Getting a Good Deal for the Public: Moving past Advocacy and beyond Bidding
1
15
A Set of Criteria and Inevitable Trade-Offs
4
3
Is ``Deal'' a Four-Letter Word?
7
4
A 300-Pound Gorilla Cannot Be Ignored: The Reach of Contracting Issues
11
1
Life on the Bubble: The Problem of the Vertical and Horizontal Models
12
1
Conclusion
13
1
Notes
14
2
From Power to Contract: Governance by Agreement versus Policy from Authority
16
38
How Did We Get into This Situation? Early Foundations of the Contract State
16
24
From Kennedy's Technocrats to Reinventing Government: Contracting in a High-Tech, Market-Driven World
40
6
The Movement from Authority to Contract
46
2
The Integration-Operation-Separation Model
48
1
Conclusion
49
1
Notes
50
4
Integration: Forming the Relationship and Setting the Rules
54
38
From Purchasing to Partnerships to Alliances
54
17
Forming the Relationship: The Decision to Contract
71
5
The Processes of Contract Formation
76
8
Contract Officers and Project Teams
84
2
Trade-Offs and Consequences
86
1
Conclusion
87
2
Notes
89
3
Operations: The Management of Contract Relationships
92
32
Contract Negotiation: The Subtle Movement from Integration to Operation
93
2
Contract Drafting: Laying Down the Law while Preserving the Relationship
95
5
Managing the Alliance
100
9
Contracts as Transformative Agents
109
1
Managing Relationships amid Change
110
1
Network Management: Governing through Contract Service Networks
111
9
Conclusion
120
1
Notes
121
3
Separation or Transformation: Ending or Remaking Relationships
124
36
The Decision to Challenge the Status Quo
126
9
Contract Termination and Problems of Momentum and Hospice Care
135
5
Settlements from Pleasant to Confrontational
140
3
The Accountability Challenge: Public Agencies, For-Profit Firms, and Nonprofit Organizations
143
12
Conclusion
155
1
Notes
155
5
Capacity Building for Contract Management: Developing Hybrid Institutions for a Complex State
160
13
Reinforcing the Foundations for Public Contract Management: The View from the Vertical Model
160
7
Improving the Process and Supporting the People: Reforms on the Horizontal Model
167
4
Conclusion
171
1
Notes
172
1
Bibliography
173
7
Opinions Cited
180
5
Index
185