External contracting: Contracting out | An external service provider is engaged through a contract to provide services with maximum control over the resources and how services should be delivered |
External contracting: Contracting in | An external service provider is brought in to manage and operate service provision institutions with some control over resources and services arrangements |
Internal contracting | Internal contracting is a form of relational contracting whereby responsibility is delegated to peripheral units under the same legal entity e.g. governments contract with public providers i.e. with autonomous institutions which remain under public ownership |