지방자치단체의 공공서비스 민간위탁은 지속적으로 증가하는 추세를 보이고 있다. 본 연구는 전국 광역 및 기초자치단체를 대상으로 공공서비스 민간위탁에 영향을 미치는 요인을 실증적으로 분석하였다. 민간위탁 선행연구를 고찰하여 재정적, 정치적, 경쟁적, 인구통계 측면에서 독립변수를 추출하고, 민간위탁 실시정도를 종속변수로 선정하여 분석을 실시하였다. 특히, 자치단체의 규모에 따른 독립변수 간 다중공선성 문제를 해결하고자 부분최소자승(PLS) 회귀분석을 활용하였다. 분석결과 타요인에 비해 정치적 측면의 공무원 규모(+)와 경쟁적 측면의 도시화율(-)이 민간위탁에 상대적으로 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 민간위탁을 효과적으로 추진하기 위해서 자치단체공무원의 반대와 같은 정치적 요인에 대한 적절한 대응과 민간위탁 시장의 경쟁환경을 제고하기 위한 노력이 요구됨을 보여준다.

The purpose of this study is to explore factors influencing the contracting-out of public services in local governments. Through reviewing the reports, this study identifies 6 independent variables from four perspectives; the financial, political, competitive and demographic aspects. The dependent variable used in this study is the extent of contracting-out of local government. This study utilizes a PLS(partial least squares) regression model to handle the problem of multicollinearity and estimate the effect of the independent variable properly. The results of the regression model show that the size of civil servants in the political aspect(+) and the degree of urbanization in the competitive aspect(-) had relatively more influences on the extends of contracting-out used by the local government. The analysis indicates that proper responses to political factors, including local civil servants' opposition and the enhancement of the competitiveness of business environment are important in conducting the contracting-out of public services effectively.

The purpose of this study is to explore factors influencing the contracting-out of public services in local governments. Through reviewing the reports, this study identifies 6 independent variables from four perspectives; the financial, political, competitive and demographic aspects. The dependent variable used in this study is the extent of contracting-out of local government. This study utilizes a PLS(partial least squares) regression model to handle the problem of multicollinearity and estimate the effect of the independent variable properly. The results of the regression model show that the size of civil servants in the political aspect(+) and the degree of urbanization in the competitive aspect(-) had relatively more influences on the extends of contracting-out used by the local government. The analysis indicates that proper responses to political factors, including local civil servants' opposition and the enhancement of the competitiveness of business environment are important in conducting the contracting-out of public services effectively.

contracting-out, public service, PLS(partial least square)