Paul Seidenstat

Contracting Out Government Services (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Privatization of government services in the United States has accelerated in the last two decades, especially at the state and local levels. This work focuses on contracting out-the most widely used method of privatization. Contributors from academia, consulting firms, government agencies, and private providers discuss the why and how of contracting out and examine the results of contracted services, including quality and cost measures of performance. Some chapters apply economic theory to contracting out. Others examine recent case studies of contracting out initiatives.

The book begins with a thoughtful essay on the theory of privatization and examines the recent record of use in state and local governments. Section 1 takes an overview look at contracting out. Section 2 examines contracting in the criminal justice area as well as examples of contracting in such diverse areas as trash collection and the operation of golf courses. The final section looks in depth at the mechanics, obstacles, and effects of contracting. The book points out the pluses and minuses of contracting out and points to the lessons that can be learned from the recent history of this privatization technique.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 1999
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313367694
• Artikelnr.: 37826128

Autorenporträt

PAUL SEIDENSTAT is Associate Professor of Economics at Temple University. A specialist in public finance and public management, he has authored and coedited several books, including Educational Choice and Privatizing Education (Praeger, 1994) and Privatizing Transportation Services (Praeger, 1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Theory and Practice of Contracting Out in the United States by Paul
Seidenstat Overview of the Process of Contracting Out Municipal Contracting
in the 1980s: Tinkering or Reinventing Government by Ruth Hoogland DeHoog
and Lana Stein Public and Private: Learning, Linking, and Legitimating by
Larkin S. Dudley Developing a Privatization Strategy Using Competitive
Bidding, Cooperative Partnerships, and Networks by Frank W. Davis, Jr.
Contracting to Affiliated Companies Under Concessions: The Economic
Approach by Jack W. Lillywhite The Practice of Contracting Out Role of
Public/Private Juvenile Programs by William E. Botkin Electronic Monitoring
in Los Angeles County: A Case of Public-Private Partnership in Community
Corrections by Sheldon X. Zhang Policy Considerations in the Privatization
of Local Detention Facilities by Sarah Armstrong and David Moulton
Privatization Lessons from Hospital and Prison Experiences by Van R.
Johnston Privatization as a Viable Alternative for Local Governments: The
Case Study of a Failed Michigan Town by Robert T. Kleiman and Anandi P.
Sahu The Cost and Production of Solid Waste Disposal Service by Douglas K.
Adie and James C. McDavid Playing Golf on Plush Private-Sector Greens by
Raymond J. Keating Obstacles and Side Effects of Contracting Out
Implementing the Contract by Allan C. Rusten Legal Barriers to Local
Privatization by Nicholas Morgan How Contracting Out City Services Impacts
Public Employees by Stephen Moore Competition Between Public Agencies and
Private Vendors: Vehicle Maintenance Services in Greeley by Jack Sterling
The Mechanics of Contracting Out by Paul Seidenstat Index