An analysis of residential sanitation collection pricing under alternative delivery arrangements
Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
ISSN: 1096-3367
Article publication date: 1 March 1995
Abstract
This paper investigates residential sanitation collection (RSC) pricing under two different service delivery arrangements: (1) the municipal RSC arrangement where municipal employees collect residential refuse, and (2) the contract RSC arrangement where private sector firms, under contract with a municipality, collect residential refuse. The results of the study indicate that municipal RSC prices are significantly higher than contract RSC prices. Furthermore, municipal RSC prices exhibit greater variability than contract RSC prices. These findings suggest that contract pricing is consistent with pricing in a competitive market.
Citation
Brooks, R.C. (1995), "An analysis of residential sanitation collection pricing under alternative delivery arrangements", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 493-514. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-07-04-1995-B002
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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