Contracting Out/government Competition
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on General Oversight and Minority Enterprise
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 292
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on General Oversight and Minority Enterprise
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 292
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: SBA Advocacy Task Group on Governmental Competition with Small Business (U.S.)
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 260
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on General Oversight and Minority Enterprise
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 404
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jody Freeman
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009-02-28
Total Pages: 550
ISBN-13: 9780674032088
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The dramatic growth of government over the course of the twentieth century since the New Deal prompts concern among libertarians and conservatives and also among those who worry about government’s costs, efficiency, and quality of service. These concerns, combined with rising confidence in private markets, motivate the widespread shift of federal and state government work to private organizations. This shift typically alters only who performs the work, not who pays or is ultimately responsible for it. “Government by contract” now includes military intelligence, environmental monitoring, prison management, and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Outsourcing government work raises questions of accountability. What role should costs, quality, and democratic oversight play in contracting out government work? What tools do citizens and consumers need to evaluate the effectiveness of government contracts? How can the work be structured for optimal performance as well as compliance with public values? Government by Contract explains the phenomenon and scope of government outsourcing and sets an agenda for future research attentive to workforce capacities as well as legal, economic, and political concerns.
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on General Oversight and Minority Enterprise
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 276
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Manpower and Civil Service
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 58
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Rehfuss
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1989-01-27
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Performance Review (U.S.)
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 8
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Paul Seidenstat
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1999-06-30
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 0313367698
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Privatization of government services in the United States has accelerated in the last two decades, especially at the state and local levels. This work focuses on contracting out—the most widely used method of privatization. Contributors from academia, consulting firms, government agencies, and private providers discuss the why and how of contracting out and examine the results of contracted services, including quality and cost measures of performance. Some chapters apply economic theory to contracting out. Others examine recent case studies of contracting out initiatives. The book begins with a thoughtful essay on the theory of privatization and examines the recent record of use in state and local governments. Section 1 takes an overview look at contracting out. Section 2 examines contracting in the criminal justice area as well as examples of contracting in such diverse areas as trash collection and the operation of golf courses. The final section looks in depth at the mechanics, obstacles, and effects of contracting. The book points out the pluses and minuses of contracting out and points to the lessons that can be learned from the recent history of this privatization technique.