Privatization and public-private partnerships / E.S. Savas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savas, Emanuel S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government productivity--United States.

Government productivity.

Administrative agencies.

Cost effectiveness.

United States.

Privatization--United States.

Privatization.

Administrative agencies--United States--Cost effectiveness.

Physical Description:

xv, 368 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Chatham House, [2000]

Summary:

From one of its leading international proponents comes this comprehensive, coherent guide to privatization -- its background, theory, and practical reality. In this new book, E.S. Savas explains --using a straightforward, all-inclusive approach --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 just some of the many aspects discussed in detail.

Contents:

Part 1 The Background of Privatization

The Forces Influencing Privatization 5

The History of Privatization 14

2 The Growth of Government 18

The Size of Government 18

Why Government Grows 21

Part 2 The Theory of Privatization

3 Basic Characteristics of Goods and Services 41

Exclusion 41

Consumption 43

Classifying Goods and Services 44

The Problems Posed by Collective Goods 54

4 Alternative Arrangements for Providing Goods and Services 63

Providing, Arranging, and Producing Services 64

Institutional Arrangements 66

Mixed Arrangements 87

The Relationship between Arrangements and Kinds of Goods 91

Comparing the Arrangements 92

Privatization 104

Public-Private Partnerships 105

Part 3 The Practice of Privatization

5 Why and How to Privatize 111

Why Privatize? 111

Forms of Privatization 125

Examples of Privatization 138

Managing the Privatization Process 144

6 The Results of Privatization 147

Contracting for Public Services 147

Privatization of Solid-Waste Collection 160

Divestment of State-Owned Enterprises 167

7 Contracting for Public Services 174

The Contracting Process 175

8 Divesting Enterprises and Assets 211

Divestment Methods 213

Divestment Strategy 218

Divestment Guidelines 220

9 Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure 237

Advantages of Infrastructure Privatization 238

The Spectrum of Public-Private Partnerships 241

Strategic Issues 248

10 Reforming Education and Privatizing the Welfare State 259

Competition and Choice in Education 259

Reinventing Welfare 275

Privatizing Social Security 281

11 Obstacles to Privatization 284

Operational Barriers 284

Legislative Barriers 285

Sources of Opposition 286

Opposition Arguments and Rebuttals 299

12 The Future of Privatization 315

The Leading Edge of Privatization 315

New Directions 318

A New Public Philosophy 327.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-358) and index.

ISBN:

1566430739

OCLC:

40674908