Contracting Out Government Services

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