Miguel Rodrigues is an Associate Professor with Habillitation at University of Minho. He is vice-president at the School of Economics and Management of the University of Minho and integrated member at Research Center in Political Science (CICP) . He holds a PhD in Administration Sciences from the University of Minho.
Miguel Rodrigues’ research focuses on the role played by transaction costs in the choice between alternative modes of governance. Miguel Rodrigues has analyzed how the market mechanism and collaborative networks could be an alternative to the traditional hierarchical model. More recently he has been working on the reverse trend of contracting for services.
Gerrymandering to survive: an explanation of the political conditions that shaped mayors’ decisions over an amalgamation process in Portugal
Local Government Studies
Publication date: 2024
Type of publication: Journal Article
A step forward to gender equality: Breaking the political glass ceiling at local level
Governance
Publication date: 2024
Type of publication: Journal Article
Can even still be uneven? The effect of quotas in Portuguese local governments
Local Government Studies
Publication date: 2023
Type of publication: Journal Article
How far is municipal transparency from neighbours? Evidence from Spain and Portugal
International Journal of Public Sector Management
Publication date: 2023
Type of publication: Journal Article
From enthusiasm to disenchantment: an analysis of the termination of Portuguese municipal enterprises
Public Money & Management
Publication date: 2021
Type of publication: Journal Article
Asymmetric regional dynamics in the Portuguese economy: debt, openness and local revenues
Regional Studies
Publication date: 2021
Type of publication: Journal Article
The effects of amalgamations on voter turnout: Evidence from sub-municipal governments in Portugal
Cities
Publication date: 2020
Type of publication: Journal Article
Turnout and Territorial Reform: Data from Sub municipal governments in Portugal
Data in Brief
Publication date: 2020
Type of publication: Journal Article
Considerações sobre Gestão, Eficiência e Mobilidade de Oficiais de Justiça
Perspectivas – Journal of Political Science
Publication date: 2019
Type of publication: Journal Article
Assimetrias e Convergência Regional: Implicações para a Descentralização e Regionalização em Portugal
Associação Comercial do Porto
Publication date: 2019
Type of publication: Book
“Is there anybody out there?” Political implications of a territorial integration
Journal of Urban Affairs
Publication date: 2018
Type of publication: Journal Article
Is there anybody out there? Political implications of a territorial integration
Journal of Urban Affairs
Publication date: 2018
Type of publication: Journal Article
These rules are made for spending: testing and extending the law of 1/n
Public Choice
Publication date: 2017
Type of publication: Journal Article
The same deep water as you? The impact of alternative governance arrangements of water service delivery on efficiency
Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation
Publication date: 2017
Type of publication: Journal Article
Democracia vs. eficiência: como alcançar equilíbrio em tempo de crise financeira
Revista de Administração Pública
Publication date: 2017
Type of publication: Journal Article
Políticas Públicas Metropolitanas: Lecciones del ensayo hecho en el Área Metropo- litana de Guadalajara
ONU Habitat
Publication date: 2016
Type of publication: Book
Políticas Públicas Metropolitanas: Lecciones del ensayo hecho en el Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara
CIDE & ONU Habitat
Publication date: 2016
Type of publication: Book
Impacts of NPM-Driven Performance Management Reforms and Ideologies in Napoleonic Local Governments: A Comparative Analysis of France, Portugal, and Turkey
Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis
Publication date: 2016
Type of publication: Other
A Implementação de Políticas Sociais pelo Terceiro Sector: Um Enquadramento de Mercado
Coletânea em Administração Pública
Publication date: 2015
Type of publication: Book Chapter
The Economic and Political Impacts of Top-Down Territorial Reforms: The Case of Sub-City Governments
Local Government Studies
Publication date: 2015
Type of publication: Journal Article
URL: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84933059941&partnerID=MN8TOARS
O Tratamento e Análise de Dados
Metodologia para a Investigação Social
Publication date: 2015
Type of publication: Book Chapter
The instruments of political and administrative participation at local level: An empirical analysis of the options of portuguese municipalities | Los instrumentos de participación política y administrativa a nivel local: Un análisis empírico de las opciones de los municipios portugueses
Reforma y Democracia
Publication date: 2013
Type of publication: Journal Article
URL: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880907502&partnerID=MN8TOARS
From civil servants to liberal professionals: An empirical analysis of the reform of Portuguese notaries
International Review of Administrative Sciences
Publication date: 2013
Type of publication: Journal Article
URL: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879962408&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Municipal Service Delivery: The Role of Transaction Costs in the Choice between Alternative Governance Mechanisms
Local Government Studies
Publication date: 2012
Type of publication: Journal Article
URL: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84867144579&partnerID=MN8TOARS
A Implementação de Políticas Sociais pelo Terceiro Sector: Um enquadramento de Mercado
Colectânea em Administração Pública
Publication date: 2012
Type of publication: Book Chapter
A Reorganização do Poder Local: Impacto Financeiro e Territorial.
Publication date: 2011
Type of publication: Working Paper
A Reorganização do Poder Local: Impacto Financeiro e Territorial
Publication date: 2011
Type of publication: Book