Equity in Federal Contracting: Examining the Link between Minority Representation and Federal Procurement Decisions
作者： Craig R. Smith , Sergio Fernandez
DOI: 10.1111/J.1540-6210.2009.02113.X
关键词: Goods and services 、 Bureaucracy 、 Equity (economics) 、 Representation (politics) 、 Democracy 、 Procurement 、 Principal (commercial law) 、 Economics 、 Government 、 Public administration 、 Marketing 、 Sociology and Political Science
摘要: The federal government increasingly relies on nongovernmental organizations for procuring goods and services. This long-term trend presents a significant challenge administrators because it risks the egalitarian values of democracy by further distancing administrative action from direct, participative, democratic oversight. authors put forward theory representative bureaucracy as way to reconcile with reality contemporary policy process in which unelected officials are principal decision makers. is tested domain procurement, specifically within contract award decisions 60 agencies over three years. argue that increased minority representation leadership positions results an proportion contracts awarded small minority-owned firms.
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