...— to carry out its purposes instead." He went on to say "The distinctive feature of "Third Party government" is that what is being delegated and shared...of Federal funds and the use of public authority." 86 These partnerships began with the wide variety of grants-in-aid and now extend to formula grants,...

..."The distinctive feature of "Third Party government" 1s that what 1s being delegated and shared 1s a far more basic governmental function — the exercise...of Federal funds and the use of public authority." These partnerships began with the wide variety of grants-ln-ald and now extend to formula grants, categorical...

...pointed out by Professor Lester M. Salamon, these arrangements, unlike traditional procurement, involve the "exercise of discretion over the spending of federal funds and the use of federal authority." Theories positing the establishment of clear lines of authority and accountability...

...distinctive about many of the newer tools of public action is that they share with third-party actors a far more basic governmental function: the exercise of discretion over the use of public authority and the spending of public funds. Under many of them a major share — in many...

...many of the newer tools of public action is that they involve the sharing with thirdparty actors of a far more basic governmental function: the exercise of discretion over the use of public authority and the spending of public funds" (Salamon 2002; Kelman 2002; Posner 2002;...