TY - BOOK AU - Al Masri,Khaled AU - Menani,Noureddine TI - The public-private partnership: a debated outsourcing PY - 2023///. N1 - 19 N2 - Under budget constraint, public decision-makers choose to outsource in order to control costs. We observe, however, that this objective is not achieved. This research paper seeks the real legitimacy of a public-private partnership, by analyzing the case of the National Defense Sports Center. A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews, a survey and non-participatory observation led to the following result: a focus on skills emerges at the expense of budget reduction. We conclude that quality improvement and refocusing on core business could legitimate the project UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-recherches-en-sciences-de-gestion-2023-2-page-317?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -