Competition, Choice, and Incentives in Government Programs

by Kamensky, John M.; Morales, Albert; Gansler, Jacques S.; Blöndal, Jón R.; Lucyshyn, William; Barker, John R.; Maly, Robert; Young, Sandra; Lundberg, Russell; Roberts, Jonathan; Laurent, Anne; Callahan, John J.; Cawley, John; Whitford, Andrew B.; Bryner, G

• ISBN13: 9780742552128
• ISBN10: 0742552128
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-29
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Since the 1980s, the language used around market-based government has muddied its meaning and polarized its proponents and critics, making the topic politicized and controversial. Competition, Choice, and Incentives in Government Programs hopes to reframe competing views of market-based government so it is seen not as an ideology but rather as a fact-based set of approaches for managing government services and programs more efficiently and effectively. Published in cooperation with IBM.

Table of Contents

Part I: Overview	1	(34)
Creating a Market-Based Government Using Competition, Choice, and Incentives	3	(32)
John M. Kamensky
Albert Morales
Introduction
Understanding Market-Based Government
The Tools of Market-Based Government
Keys Issues Facing Policy Makers and Managers
Conclusions
Appendix: Details of the Tools of Market-Based Government
Endnotes
Part II: Market-Based Service Delivery	35	(282)
Moving Toward Market-Based Government: The Changing Role of Government as the Provider	37	(84)
Jacques S. Gansler
Overview
Understanding the Issue
Outsourcing
Competitive Sourcing
Privatization
Public-Private Partnerships
Government Entrepreneurship ('Franchising')
Contractors in Security Operations: A Special Case
Findings and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Bibliography
International Experience Using Outsourcing, Public-Private Partnerships, and Vouchers	121	(40)
Jon R. Blondal
Introduction to Market-Type Mechanisms
Outsourcing
Public-Private Partnerships
Vouchers
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Bibliography
Competitive Sourcing: What Happens to Federal Employees?	161	(40)
Jacques S. Gansler
William Lucyshyn
Introduction
Understanding Competitive Sourcing: Recent History
Analyzing DoD Competitive Sourcing: Reviewing 10 Years of Data
Providing `Soft-Landing' Programs for Separated Employees
Findings and Recommendations
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Implementing Alternative Sourcing Strategies: Four Case Studies	201	(104)
Jacques S. Cansler
William Lucyshyn
Overview
Jacques S. Gansler
William Lucyshyn
John Barker
Case Study 1: Outsourcing---Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA Results in Improved Service, Consistency, and Quality
William Lucyshyn
Robert Maly
Case Study 2: Competitive Sourcing---The IRS Improves Performance and Modernizes Operations
William Lucyshyn
Sandra Young
Case Study 3: Competitive Sourcing at Offutt Air Force Base---A Collaborative Public Sector Approach
John Barker
Russell Lundberg
Case Study 4: Public-Private Partnership---A Pilot `Virtual Prime Vendor' Contract to Supply C-130 Parts
William Lucyshyn
Jonathan Roberts
About the Contributors to Chapter Five
Market-Based Sourcing: Lessons Learned and Results Achieved	305	(12)
Jacques S. Gansler
William Lucyshyn
Introduction
Leadership for Market-Based Sourcing
Planning and Implementation of Market-Based Sourcing
Communication to Employees and Stakeholders
Sustaining a Competitive Environment
Appendix: Forum Participants
Part III: Market-Based Internal Government Services	317	(70)
Entrepreneurial Government: Bureaucrats as Businesspeople	319	(36)
Anne Laurent
Preface
Introduction
Entrepreneurs: Case Studies
The Challenge of Running Entrepreneurial Organizations
The Costs of Success
Lessons Learned
Acknowledgments
For Additional Information
Franchise Funds in the Federal Government: Ending the Monopoly in Service Provision	355	(32)
John J. Callahan
Introduction
Franchise Funds: Legislative Origins
Franchise Fund Pilots: An Overview
Franchise Funds: Two Case Studies
Franchise Funds: Criteria for Evaluation
Recommendations
Postscript
Endnotes
Bibliography
Part IV: Market-Based Regulation	387	(90)
Designing Competitive Bidding for Medicare	389	(60)
John Cawley
Andrew B. Whitford
Understanding Competitive Bidding
The CMS Experience in Moving from Fiat Pricing to Competitive Bidding
Constraints CMS Faces in Designing Competitive Bidding for Medicare Four Major Challenges to Competitive Bidding in the Health Arena and Their Possible Solutions
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Bibliography
New Tools for Improving Government Regulation: An Assessment of Emissions Trading and Other Market-Based Regulatory Tools	449	(28)
Gary C. Bryner
Introduction
Study Findings
Conclusions and Recommendations
Postscript
Appendix: State Emissions Trading Programs
Endnotes
About the Contributors	477	(6)
About the IBM Center for The Business of Government	483