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Peer reviewedLofgren, Hans – Australian Library Journal, 1998
Examines implications of the introduction of Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT) to Victoria (Australia) public libraries and the revision or abandonment of previously dominant ideals of public administration. Topics include the role of government; public services as a competitive market environment; economic rationalism; and the threat to the…
Descriptors: Competition, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Free Enterprise System
Kingma, Bruce R. – 1996
This book provides readers with an introduction to economics and cost-benefit analysis and will be particularly valuable to individuals who are, or plan to be, managers of information services in academic, public, or special libraries. Part 1 provides a rational for economic studies in librarianship, specifically, gaining understanding of consumer…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Economic Factors
