Privatization

Roger L. Kemp, Ph.D., ICMA-CM, has been a city manager on both the East and West coasts for more than 25 years. He is presently Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University and a Fellow of The Academy of Political Science.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgment      Foreword      1. Introduction      Part One: The Need2. Dividing the Pie Between Public and Private      3. Privatization and America’s Cities      4. Service Shedding—A New Option      5. Public Services and the Private Sector      6. Privatization May Be Good for Your Government      7. Status of Local Privatization      Part Two: The Process8. Contracting as an Approach to Public Management      9. A Means to Achieve “More with Less”      10. Making the Decision      11. Contracting for Services      12. The Politics of Advocacy      13. Coproduction and Local Governments      Part Three: The Application14. Fire Protection      15. Information Resources;      16. Public Parks      17. Prisons and Jails      18. Public Works      19. Refuse Collection      20. Street Sweeping      21. Transit      22. Wastewater Treatment      Part Four: The Precautions23. Uses and Misuses      24. Two Different Concepts      25. Problems      26. The Unions      27. A Cautionary Note      28. A Survey of Management Practices      Part Five: The Future29. Considerations for the Future      30. The Business of Local Government      31. The Choice Between Privatization and Publicazation      32. The Private Market Can’t Always Solve Public Problems      Chapter Notes      About the Contributors      Index

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