Use of expert knowledge in implementing public administration functions

The paper applies approaches of the New Institutional Economics to the issue of attracting experts to implementation of public administration functions. Classification of expert knowledge by source and field of application is proposed. Characteristics of different parties to the transactions are described, and approaches are suggested to address the problem of credible commitments of the parties to the transactions concerning expert knowledge, in view of key structural alternatives of governance mechanisms. Several issues to be addressed in future research have been stated.