Politician–manager relationship, procurement decisions, and corruption risk in local governments.

This study combines agency and patronage theories to explore how the nature of local governing bodies – elected politicians or centrally appointed commissioners – influences managerial decisions and related corruption risks in public procurement. Agency theory suggests that discretion and weak overs...

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Published in:	Local Government Studies Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 124 - 148
Main Authors:	Mussari, Riccardo, Monteduro, Fabio, Caramia, Simona, Allegrini, Veronica
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2026
Subjects:	Politicians Local government Political corruption Municipal government Public interest
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