The privatization decision : public ends, private means
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Bibliographic Information
The privatization decision : public ends, private means
Basic Books, c1989
- : pbk
Available at 33 libraries
Note
Based on the author's thesis (doctral, 1987)
Bibliography: p. [225]-250
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
What government activities should be contracted out to private companies? This thoughtful book by a Harvard policy analyst shuns global answers and explores how to examine individual cases.
Table of Contents
The Stakes * The Architecture of Accountability * Privatization and Public Spending Evidence And Arguments * Organizational Form and Function * The Evidence On Efficiency * The Terms of the Privatization Decision Cases And Cautionary Tales * Lessons from the Pentagon * Local Service Contracting * The Private Prisons Debate * Business, Government, and Job Training Conclusions * The (Limited) Promise of Privatization
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