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Concurrence et délégation de services publics. [Quelques enseignements de la théorie des coûts de transaction]

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  • Anne Yvrande-Billon

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[fre] La pratique des appels d'offres concurrentiels dans les industries de services publics s'est considérablement développée depuis deux décennies. Le principal argument théorique sur lequel s'appuie cette tendance est que la mise aux enchères du droit de fournir un bien ou un service public permet d'introduire des pressions concurrentielles dans des secteurs en monopole naturel. A la lumière des développements récents de la théorie des coûts de transaction, cette conclusion est cependant à nuancer. Cette approche souligne en effet les difficultés de mise en oeuvre de la concurrence pour le marché dans les industries de services publics, difficultés que nous passons en revue et illustrons dans cet article. [eng] Competitive Tendering in Utilities. Some Lessons from Transaction Cost Economics . The use of competitive tendering in utilities industries has been developing for two decades. The main theoretical argument behind this trend is that auctioning the right to provide a public good or service allows introducing competitive pressures in natural monopolies. However, in the light of the recent developments in Transaction Cost Economics, this conclusion needs to be qualified. Indeed, this approach highlights that franchising public services encounters several difficulties that we review and illustrate in this paper.

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  • Anne Yvrande-Billon, 2008. "Concurrence et délégation de services publics. [Quelques enseignements de la théorie des coûts de transaction]," Revue Française d'Économie, Programme National Persée, vol. 22(3), pages 97-131.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:rfreco:rfeco_0769-0479_2008_num_22_3_1655
    DOI: 10.3406/rfeco.2008.1655
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