Competitive Tendering and Efficiency: The Case of Refuse Collection

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Fiscal StudiesVolume 7, Issue 4 p. 69-87 Competitive Tendering and Efficiency: The Case of Refuse Collection S. DOMBERGER, S. DOMBERGER Shirley Meadowcroft is a Research Officer and David Thompson a Programme Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies; Simon Domberger is a Lecturer at the London Business School and a Research Associate at IFS.Search for more papers by this authorS.A. MEADOWCROFT, S.A. MEADOWCROFT Shirley Meadowcroft is a Research Officer and David Thompson a Programme Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies; Simon Domberger is a Lecturer at the London Business School and a Research Associate at IFS.Search for more papers by this authorD.J. THOMPSON, D.J. THOMPSON Shirley Meadowcroft is a Research Officer and David Thompson a Programme Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies; Simon Domberger is a Lecturer at the London Business School and a Research Associate at IFS.Search for more papers by this author S. DOMBERGER, S. DOMBERGER Shirley Meadowcroft is a Research Officer and David Thompson a Programme Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies; Simon Domberger is a Lecturer at the London Business School and a Research Associate at IFS.Search for more papers by this authorS.A. MEADOWCROFT, S.A. MEADOWCROFT Shirley Meadowcroft is a Research Officer and David Thompson a Programme Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies; Simon Domberger is a Lecturer at the London Business School and a Research Associate at IFS.Search for more papers by this authorD.J. THOMPSON, D.J. THOMPSON Shirley Meadowcroft is a Research Officer and David Thompson a Programme Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies; Simon Domberger is a Lecturer at the London Business School and a Research Associate at IFS.Search for more papers by this author First published: November 1986 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-5890.1986.tb00530.xCitations: 180 The authors are grateful for financial support from the Economic and Social Research Council in carrying out the research upon which this paper is based. Helpful suggestions on an earlier draft were made by Dieter Helm, Ian Walker, officials at the Department of Environment and participants at the Esmee Fairbairn Local Government Study Group. Thanks are due to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy for providing data. The usual disclaimer applies. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume7, Issue4November 1986Pages 69-87 RelatedInformation