Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships

by Savas, E. S.

• ISBN13: 9781566430739
• ISBN10: 1566430739
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Summary

Savas provides a complete guide to privatization&BAD:&BAD:the background, theory, and practical reality. This book explains 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 discussed in detail. In addition, Savas provides hundreds of examples from local, state, and federal government in the U.S. and other countries.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
List of Figure	xi
Preface	xiii
PART ONE The Background of Privatization
Introduction	3	(15)
The Forces Influencing Privatization	5	(9)
The History of Privatization	14	(3)
Overview of the Book	17	(1)
The Growth of Government	18	(23)
The Size of Government	18	(3)
Why Government Grows	21	(15)
Discussion	36	(5)
PART TWO The Theory of Privatization
Basic Characteristics of Goods and Services	41	(22)
Exclusion	41	(2)
Consumption	43	(1)
Classifying Goods and Services	44	(10)
The Problems Posed by Collective Goods	54	(7)
Summary	61	(2)
Alternative Arrangements for Providing Goods and Services	63	(48)
Providing, Arranging, and Producing Services	64	(2)
Institutional Arrangements	66	(21)
Mixed Arrangements	87	(4)
The Relationship between Arrangements and Kinds of Goods	91	(1)
Comparing the Arrangements	92	(12)
Privatization	104	(1)
Public-Private Partnerships	105	(1)
Summary	106	(5)
PART THREE The Practice of Privatization
Why and How to Privatize	111	(36)
Why Privatize?	111	(14)
Forms of Privatization	125	(13)
Examples of Privatization	138	(6)
Managing the Privatization Process	144	(2)
Summary	146	(1)
The Results of Privatization	147	(27)
Contracting for Public Services	147	(13)
Privatization of Solid-Waste Collection	160	(7)
Divestment of State-Owned Enterprises	167	(6)
Summary	173	(1)
Contracting for Public Services	174	(37)
The Contracting Process	175	(35)
Summary	210	(1)
Divesting Enterprises and Assets	211	(26)
Divestment Methods	213	(5)
Divestment Strategy	218	(2)
Divestment Guidelines	220	(16)
Summary	236	(1)
Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure	237	(22)
Advantages of Infrastructure Privatization	238	(3)
The Spectrum of Public-Private Partnerships	241	(7)
Strategic Issues	248	(10)
Summary	258	(1)
Reforming Education and Privatizing the Welfare State	259	(25)
Competition and Choice in Education	259	(16)
Reinventing Welfare	275	(6)
Privatizing Social Security	281	(2)
Summary	283	(1)
Obstacles to Privatization	284	(31)
Operational Barriers	284	(1)
Legislative Barriers	285	(1)
Sources of Opposition	286	(13)
Opposition Arguments and Rebuttals	299	(15)
Summary	314	(1)
The Future of Privatization	315	(14)
The Leading Edge of Privatization	315	(3)
New Directions	318	(9)
A New Public Philosophy	327	(2)
Notes	329	(30)
Index	359