Andrew Bowman is a member of the Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change

Ismail Ertürk is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Business School and a member of CRESC

Peter Folkman is Honorary Professor at Manchester Business School and a member of CRESC

Julie Froud is Professor of Financial Innovation at Manchester Business School and a member of CRESC

Colin Haslam is Professor in Accounting/Finance at Queen Mary, University of London

Sukhdev Johal is Chair in Accounting & Strategy at Queen Mary University of London

Adam Leaver is Senior Lecturer in Business Analysis at Manchester Business School and a member of CRESC

Michael Moran is Professor of Government at Manchester Business School and a member of CRESC

Nick Tsitsianis is Senior Lecturer in Accounting at Queen Mary University of London

Karel Williams is Professor of Accounting and Political Economy at Manchester Business School and a Director of CRESC

Introduction
1. Outsourcing fiascos and the dynamics of outsourcing
2. Routine profiteering on contracts
3. Double jeopardy, corporate fragility and the outsourcing sector
4. Centralisation and outsourcing
5. Conclusions
Index