Full Description
For undergraduate/graduate level courses in Bureaucracy, Public Policy, Public Administration, Urban Studies, State and Local Government, and American Government.This concise, readable text 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.
Contents
1. Introduction2. The Evidence on Efficiency and the Use of Privatization by Cities. 3. Examining Various Dimensions of Municipal Privatization. 4. Privatization in the Real World: Successes and Failures and Persistent Urban Issues. 5. Conclusion: Prospects for the New Century. Appendix A: Summaries of Major Efficiency Studies for Selected Municipal Services. Appendix B: The Use of Private Contracting by Local Governments (Percentage). Appendix C: Explaining Variations in Municipal Privatization. Appendix D: Municipal Fiscal Health and Privatization. Appendix E: Privatization Diversity Levels Compared by Service. Appendix F: Privatization Resources on the Internet. Index.
