Cortez Lawrence

UNDERSTANDING PRIVATIZATION

AN ANALYSIS OF THE STATES PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS EXAMINING STATE LAWS AND CAUSATIVE FACTORS

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Produktbeschreibung

Privatization is an issue about delivery of services, while running government at a reasonable cost. It is an issue for those who see a restricted role for government and those who believe in the marketplace and competition. It involves restructuring and rethinking government's role, shifting from provider/producer to provider, or divesting activities. It is ubiquitous but not understood. By weighting the intensity/extent of related laws, I developed a model to interval rank state efforts. Then, using several indices, looked if indicators showed a state likely to support it. These included income, politics, innovation, culture, social capacity, and labor strength. Relationships were tested with regression analysis, looking for a relationships. Positing that states with a conservative bias would be likely to support privatization and liberal states would show less support for privatization. Data suggests that privatization is not a movement, there is little idealism or sense of belonging among advocates or opponents, the efforts are diverse, fragmented and sometimes ill advised, and defies prediction based on criteria applied.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783838317519
• ISBN-10: 3838317513
• Artikelnr.: 27931216

Autorenporträt

Dr. Lawrence received a BA from North GA College. He entered the fire service after active military duty in Vietnam and Germany and rose through the ranks to Chief. Subsequently he served with the State Dept and Deputy Director of Public Safety. His MPA and PhD are from Auburn U. His interests are art, flyfishing and motorcycle racing.