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Download or read book Privatization written by John K. Needham and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: State and local governments have increased their use of privatization over the last several years, and Congress and the administration have indicated an interest in having the federal government also increase its use of privatization. This report identifies major lessons learned by, and the related experiences of, state and city governments in implementing privatization efforts. It discusses privatization lessons learned by, and the related experiences of, the states of Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Virginia as well as the city of Indianapolis, IN. Charts and tables.
Book Synopsis Problems in Privatization Theory and Practice in State and Local Governments by : Fred W. Becker
Download or read book Problems in Privatization Theory and Practice in State and Local Governments written by Fred W. Becker and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Becker (policy and management, Florida International University) begins with an overview of the problems to be discussed, including propriety, legitimacy, political feasibility, administration challenges, and negative impacts associated with privatization. He goes on to discuss these issues in detail, with particular attention to the expanding scope of privatization, the types of organizations suited to perform the work of government, the dynamics of public- private partnerships, and recommendations for correcting the negative effects suffered by the providers and recipients of privatized services. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.
Book Synopsis Local Government Innovation by : Robin A. Johnson
Download or read book Local Government Innovation written by Robin A. Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-09-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nationally recognized scholars and practitioners examine opportunities in which services traditionally provided by local governments are offered by the private sector though a contract or are transferred to a private business completely. Many large U.S. cities have contracted services for many years. With the movement to rightsize governments in recent years there has been renewed interest by local governments in similar ventures. Privatization, in its many forms, is now seen as a viable alternative to traditional ways of providing public services and can bring substantial benefits to residents. With greater accountability being demanded and pressures on local officials to hold the line on or reduce taxes, efforts to find innovative service delivery methods will probably increase. Cities, such as Atlanta, Indianapolis, and Charlotte, are examples showing that contracts with private businesses can work to benefit all parties. Local officials must move ahead cautiously, and not all attempts at privatization or contracting have succeeded. Some cities, after an evaluation, have decided to provide services with municipal employees. The main issues underlying privatization decisions will be addressed conceptually so that practitioners and academics benefit from a review of the current thinking on the issues. At the same time, exemplary practices and case studies are included so that readers can understand how privatization and managed competition have been implemented in local governments. Special attention is paid to administrative questions that may arise during the implementation process. For example, ways in which cities have worked with employees who fear displacement because of the privatization process are described. The book breaks new ground by including references to recent innovations in public-private partnerships and describing how privatization may evolve in the future.
Author :United States. General Accounting Office Publisher :DIANE Publishing ISBN 13 :1428978895 Total Pages :52 pages Book Rating :4.4/5 (289 download)
Book Synopsis Privatization, Lessons Learned by State and Local Governments by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book Privatization, Lessons Learned by State and Local Governments written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Privatization and the Market Role of Local Government written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1990s, Chautauqua County, N.Y. was pulling out of an economic slump. Keen to maintain services while reducing taxes and building government reserves, the county executive aggressively restructured government services using a mix of strategies -- sometimes privatizing services, but at other times bringing previously privatized work back in house. The county also cooperated with other local governments to achieve economies of scale, and introduced performance-based incentives to promote efficiency and investment in new technologies within county departments. By 1997 the county funds were up, the tax rate had fallen, and services had expanded. In the end, the county's officials decided that, barring a few exceptions, neither the private nor public sector offered an inherent advantage, so they found a middle path between those who stress the advantages of privatization and those who advocate for the direct provision of services by government. Successful local governments such as Chautauqua County's recognize privatization as one of a number of available tools for restructuring their operations. Other such tools include inter-municipal cooperation, performance-based incentives, and cooperative labor-management relations. All of these options can help governments enhance economic and social efficiency. While privatization represents the most widely pursued alternative to public service delivery, local governments use a wide set of restructuring strategies in order to address a variety of market conditions and a broad range of social concerns.
Book Synopsis Privatizing Government Services by : Werner Zvi Hirsch
Download or read book Privatizing Government Services written by Werner Zvi Hirsch and published by Institute of Industrial Relations UCLA. This book was released on 1991 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines reasons for the current interest in privatization and describes the status of different forms of temporary privatization in a number of public services in the USA. Offers an analytical framework for making privatization decisions.
Download or read book Sharing Power written by Donald F. Kettl and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the flush of enthusiasm to make government work better, reformers from both left and right have urged government to turn as many functions as possible over to the private sector and to allow market competition instill efficiency and choice. In fact, government has been doing just this for years: every major policy initiative launched since World War II has been managed by public-private partnerships. Yet such privatization has not solved government's problems. While there have been some positive results, thee has been far less success than advocates of market competition have promised. In a searching examination of why the "competition prescription" has not worked well, Donald F. Kettl finds that government has largely been a poor judge of private markets. Because government rarely operates in truly competitive markets contracting out has not so much solved the problems of inefficiency, but has aggravated them. Government has often not proved to be an intelligent consumer of the goods and services it has purchased. Kettl provides specific recommendations as to how government can become a "smart buyer," knowing what it wants and judging better what it has bought. Through detailed case studies, Kettl shows that as market imperfections increase, so do problems in governance and management. He examines the A-76 program for buying goods and services, the FTS-2000 telecommunications system, the Superfund program, the Department of Energy's production of nuclear weapons, and contracting out by state and local governments. He argues that government must be more aggressive in managing contracts if it is to build successful partnerships with outside contractors. Kettl maintains that the answer is not more government, but a smarter one, which requires strong political leadership to refocus the bureaucracy's mission and to change the bureaucratic culture.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :104 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Federal Role in Privatization by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology
Download or read book The Federal Role in Privatization written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche.
Book Synopsis Privatization of Water Services in the United States by : National Research Council
Download or read book Privatization of Water Services in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-09-20 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the quest to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of water and wastewater services, many communities in the United States are exploring the potential advantages of privatization of those services. Unlike other utility services, local governments have generally assumed responsibility for providing water services. Privatization of such services can include the outright sale of system assets, or various forms of public-private partnershipsâ€"from the simple provision of supplies and services, to private design construction and operation of treatment plants and distribution systems. Many factors are contributing to the growing interest in the privatization of water services. Higher operating costs, more stringent federal water quality and waste effluent standards, greater customer demands for quality and reliability, and an aging water delivery and wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure are all challenging municipalities that may be short of funds or technical capabilities. For municipalities with limited capacities to meet these challenges, privatization can be a viable alternative. Privatization of Water Services evaluates the fiscal and policy implications of privatization, scenarios in which privatization works best, and the efficiencies that may be gained by contracting with private water utilities.
Book Synopsis A Heuristic Study of the Decision to Privatize Local Government Services by : David L. Rich
Download or read book A Heuristic Study of the Decision to Privatize Local Government Services written by David L. Rich and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this research is to explore the nature of local government decision making. Six Michigan cities, selected from respondents to an International City/County Management Association (ICMA) privatization survey, are the basis of this multi-case study examining the decision to privatize public services. Classical decision-making theory is used to identify six foundational elements from which to analyze the privatization decision: (1) identification of the problem(s) that triggered the decision to consider privatization; (2) the solutions considered; (3) the processes or mechanisms used to make the decision; (4) the environment in which the decision was made; (5) the identification of the key participants, their role in the decision-making process, and what effect they had on the decision; and (6) the evaluation of the decision to privatize. From these foundational elements, the research identifies the most dominant of four decision-making models: rational, bounded rational, public choice, and contingency theory. The research also identifies internal and external environmental factors that play a part in local governments' decisions. The primary data in this research are in-depth interviews with local government managers, board members, and department heads. Secondary data sources are used to collect additional information and to analyze interview data for consistency.
Book Synopsis Privatization and Market Development by : Graeme A. Hodge
Download or read book Privatization and Market Development written by Graeme A. Hodge and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful volume for those interested in the development of privatization around the world. J. Prager, Choice This accessible book aims to inform readers interested in assessing privatization and market development concepts on a global scale, and outlines a range of thinking on how these policy ideas have moved around the globe. Bringing together an international team of contributors, the book traces how privatization concepts have grown in application, and how they have spread to become a central policy idea for governments. And whilst interest in the initial policy of selling-off state owned enterprises has peaked, the contracting and partnership modes of privatization have risen to global prominence. This book also reflects on the importance of the privatization family of ideas on both developed and developing countries. Privatization and Market Development will be of great interest to those involved in public administration and public policy making from a global perspective.
Book Synopsis Beyond Privatization by : Lester M. Salamon
Download or read book Beyond Privatization written by Lester M. Salamon and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Patterns of Privatisation and Market Trends in Local Government Services by : Brian Abbott
Download or read book Patterns of Privatisation and Market Trends in Local Government Services written by Brian Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cities and Privatization by : Jeffrey D. Greene
Download or read book Cities and Privatization written by Jeffrey D. Greene and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2002 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise, readable book focuses on privatization at the municipal level, blending theory with practical matters, and containing real-life examples of privatization. It presents the practical arguments and theoretical frameworks for and against using privatization, summarizes the evidence on efficiency between public and private organizations performing similar tasks, and includes numerous examples of privatization taken from the real-world of city management. Chapter topics cover cities and the privatization debate; the evidence on efficiency and the use of privatization by cities; examining various dimensions of municipal privatization; successes, failures and persistent urban issues; and prospects for the new century. For anyone that is interested in privatization at the municipal level.
Download or read book Privatization written by Roger L. Kemp and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1991 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 31 articles in this book discuss the pros and cons of privatization of public services. Examined are the need for alternative service delivery; the process of privatization; concrete examples of privatizing services generic to local governments; precautions; and the future of privatization.
Book Synopsis Rethinking Municipal Privatization by : Oliver D. Cooke
Download or read book Rethinking Municipal Privatization written by Oliver D. Cooke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-12-26 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines one of the most high-profile municipal privatizations the privatization of New York City‘s Central Park. This fascinating account highlights the immense theoretical and political issues involved in radically rethinking privatization in both the municipal and global contexts.
Book Synopsis Privatization Decision by : John D. Donahue
Download or read book Privatization Decision written by John D. Donahue and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 1989-11-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
