The Privatization Decision: Public Ends, Private Means
Author:   John Donahue
Publisher:   Basic Books
ISBN:  

9780465063574


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   10 April 1991
Format:   Paperback
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What government activities should be contracted out to private companies? This thoughtful book by a Harvard policy analyst shuns global answers and explores how to examine individual cases.

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Author:   John Donahue
Publisher:   Basic Books
Imprint:   Basic Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.419kg
ISBN:  

9780465063574


ISBN 10:   0465063578
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   10 April 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

The Stakes * The Architecture of Accountability * Privatization and Public Spending Evidence And Arguments * Organizational Form and Function * The Evidence On Efficiency * The Terms of the Privatization Decision Cases And Cautionary Tales * Lessons from the Pentagon * Local Service Contracting * The Private Prisons Debate * Business, Government, and Job Training Conclusions * The (Limited) Promise of Privatization

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John D. Donahue is associate professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. From 1993 to 1995 he served in the labour Department, first as an Assistant Secretary, then as Counselor to the Secretary. He is the author of The Privatization Decision: Public Ends, Private Means and coauthor (with Robert B. Reich) of New Deals: The Chrysler Revival and the American System. He and his family live in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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