The Private sector in state service delivery : examples of innovative pratices / Joan W. Allen ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Council of State Governments.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public contracts--United States--States.

Public contracts.

United States.

Contracting out--United States--States.

Contracting out.

Physical Description:

xiii, 174 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Urban Institute Press ; Lanham, MD : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by University Press of America, [1989]

Contents:

Introduction / Harry P. Hatry

Use of the private sector in corrections service delivery / Joan W. Allen

Use of the private sector for service delivery in state parks and recreation areas / Joan W. Allen

Use of the private sector in delivery of human services / Keon S. Chi, Kevin M. Devlin, and Wayne Masterman

Use of the private sector in employment and job training / Keon S. Chi and Kevin M. Devlin

Use of the private sector for state government passenger vehicle maintenance / Mark Fall

Use of the private sector for state transportation activities / Joan W. Allen

Overall findings and recommendations / Harry P. Hatry.

Notes:

"This book is the result of a joint effort by the Urban Institute and the Council of State Governments."--P. [vii]

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0877664617

0877664609

OCLC:

19266456