Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Savas provides a complete guide to privatization--the background, theory, and practical reality. This book explains what, why, when, and how to privatize. Contracting services, using franchises and vouchers, divesting government-owned businesses, privatizing infrastructure through public-private partnerships, reforming education, privatizing the welfare state, and overcoming opposition to privatization are discussed in detail. In addition, Savas provides hundreds of examples from local, state, and federal government in the U.S. and other countries.
Synopsis
A call for the privatization of governmental services. The author believes that privatization will both save government money and lead to better services. The book is arranged in three sections that discuss the history of the privatization movement, the economic theories underlying it, and the practice of privatization. Specific topics include educational reform, the privatization of welfare, divestment methods and strategies, contracting for services, and operational and legislative barriers to privatization.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-358) and index.