Privatization
Some observers have called for increased privatization of government services. What is the rationale for privatization? What are the possible benefits and pitfalls? How has it worked so far?
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Countering privatization: defending the U.S. public sector in an era of privatization run amok. (Labor Vs. Bush). (George W. Bush)(interview with Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., President, American Federation of Government Employees)(Interview) Multinational Monitor June 2003 v24 i6 p15(6) (4190 words)
Congress left out of loop by army: several members of Congress are up in arms over the secretive plan of Army Secretary Thomas White to privatize the nation's arsenals and ammunition plants. (The nation: U.S. Army). Kelly Patricia O'Meara. Insight on the News Dec 24, 2002 v19 i1 p26(2) Mag.Coll.: 113E2449.
Privatizing Social Security risks secure retirement. (Opinion). (Brief Article)(Column) Bob Filner, Robert T. Matsui. San Diego Business Journal July 15, 2002 v23 i28 p51(1)
The case for changing how government does business: why the comptroller general of the United States believes government needs to change its business process in the 21st century and how to do it. (Mini-Forum: Government Leadership). (United States General Accounting Office)(Brief Article) David M. Walker. The Public Manager Spring 2002 v31 i1 p14(1)
The Hidden Costs of Private Accounts. (social security, United States)(Statistical Data Included) Ellen Frank. Dollars & Sense Nov-Dec 2001 p20(3)
Privatization: A Solution for School Inequities? (Brief Article) John E. Chubb. Reason Oct 2001 v33 i5 p67
Privatizing public pension systems Lessons from Latin America. John B. Williamson. Journal of Aging Studies Sept 2001 v15 i3 p285
Public-Private Partnerships. Michael B. Gerrard. Finance & Development Sept 2001 v38 i3 p48
Lost in Space. (Privatizing the world's satellites)(Brief Article) Daya Kishan Thussu. Foreign Policy May 2001 p70
Privatizing Education: The Politics of Vouchers. Sheila Suess Kennedy. Phi Delta Kappan Feb 2001 v82 i6 p450
Nonprofit human service providers in an era of privatization: toward a theory of economic and political response. Joseph Cordes, Jeffrey R. Henig, Eric C. Twombly. Policy Studies Review Winter 2001 v18 i4 p91(20)
Emerging Management Challenges: Recommendations for the New Administration and Congress. (Mini-Forum: Managing for Performance). (Brief Article) Mark Abramson, Carl Demaio, Tom Dungan, Alvin Felzenberg, Robert Shea, Robert Tobias, Barry White. The Public Manager Fall 2001 v30 i3 p24(7)
Opportunities and Challenges of Public/Private Partnerships. (Intergovernmental Horizons). (Brief Article) Robert N. Goldenkoff. The Public Manager Fall 2001 v30 i3 p31(5)
Privatization and the democracy problem in globalization: making markets more accountable through administrative law. Alfred C. Aman Jr.. Fordham Urban Law Journal June 2001 v28 i5 p1477(30)
Privatization and public employment: an essay on the current status and the stakes. John D. Donahue. Fordham Urban Law Journal June 2001 v28 i5 p1693(21)
REDUCING GOVERNMENT SPENDING WITH PRIVATIZATION COMPETITIONS: A STUDY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPERIENCE. (Statistical Data Included) Christopher M. Snyder, Robert P. Trost, R. Derek Trunkey. Review of Economics and Statistics Feb 2001 v83 i1 p108
PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY IS BAD, PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN. DR. CATHERINE HILL. Dollars & Sense Nov 2000 p17
School for Profit: Private companies can run public schools, but can they make them pay? (Education)(Industry Overview) Time, March 20, 2000 v155 i11 p56+
The Privatization of Public Schools. (increasing use of marketing arrangements, and for-profit education)(Brief Article) American School & University, February 2000 v72 i6 p6
Privatize Social Security? (Brief Article) Lena Sherrod. Essence, September 1999 v30 i5 p66
Is the U.S. heading down the road to privatization? Lawrence W. Reed. USA Today (Magazine) September 1999 v128 i2652 p16
Giving over control: It may be time for governments to shed the burden of air traffic control. David Learmount. Flight International, August 4, 1999 p30
Privatization on the Rise Despite Surpluses. (Reason Public Policy Institute report)(Brief Article) USA Today (Magazine) August 1999 v128 i2651 p10
Countdown to Reform: The Great Social Security Debate. Jonathan Chait. Washington Monthly, April 1999 v31 i4 p42(1)
The perils of privatization. (privatization of Social Security) The Washington Quarterly, Winter 1999 v22 i1 p127(3)
Twenty myths about privatization. Janice A. Beecher. Government Finance Review June 1998 v14 n3 p45(2) Bus.Coll.: 109X1428.
Fiscal pressures and the privatization of local services. Yolanda K. Kodrzycki. New England Economic Review Jan-Feb 1998 p39(12)
The case for contracting out and privatization. Charles Bingman. Challenge Nov-Dec 1997 v40 i6 p99(1)
Privatization: downsizing government for principle and profit. (Economy in Review) Edward S. Herman. Dollars & Sense March-April 1997 n210 p10(6)
How much privatization? A research note examining the use of privatization by cities in 1982 and 1992. Jeffrey D. Greene. Policy Studies Journal Winter 1996 v24 n4 p632(9)
Lessons from privatization task forces: comparative case studies. Ronnie LaCourse Korosec, Timothy D. Mead. Policy Studies Journal Winter 1996 v24 n4 p641(8)
Privatization in the United States. Robert H. Wessel. Business Economics Oct 1995 v30 n4 p45(6) Mag.Coll.: 81C3707. Bus.Coll.: 89V5333.
Private reaction to public education. (privatization of public schools) Arthur MacEwan. Dollars & Sense July-August 1994 n194 p7(1) |
