Political Science

For undergraduate/graduate level courses in Bureaucracy, Public Policy, Public Administration, Urban Studies, State and Local Government, and American Government.

This concise, readable text focuses on privatization at the municipal level, blending theory with practical matters, and containing real-life examples of privatization. It presents the practical arguments and theoretical frameworks for and against using privatization, summarizes the evidence on efficiency between public and private organizations performing similar tasks, and includes numerous examples of privatization taken from the real-world of city management.

• A balanced overview—Not found in other texts.

  • Familiarizes students with both sides of the arguments for and against privatization. Ex.___

• Focus on local level privatization.

  • Offers students a solid outline of the pros and cons of privatization applied to the world of cities. Ex.___

• Emphasis on the politics of privatization.

  • Introduces students to an important aspect of the debate between public and private sectors, and the implementation of privatization in the real world. Ex.___

• Numerous real-life applications.

  • Allows students to explore issues such as expanding service levels without raising taxes and searching for alternative revenue sources. Ex.___

1. Introduction: Cities and the Privatization Debate.


2. The Evidence on Efficiency and the Use of Privatization by Cities.


3. Examining Various Dimensions of Municipal Privatization.


4. Privatization in the Real World: Successes and Failures and Persistent Urban Issues.


5. Conclusion: Prospects for the New Century.


Appendix A: Summaries of Major Efficiency Studies for Selected Municipal Services.


Appendix B: The Use of Private Contracting by Local Governments (Percentage).


Appendix C: Explaining Variations in Municipal Privatization.


Appendix D: Municipal Fiscal Health and Privatization.


Appendix E: Privatization Diversity Levels Compared by Service.


Appendix F: Privatization Resources on the Internet.


Index.

American Government  [REAL POLITICS IN AMERICA SERIES]   (Political Science)
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"Urban governments in the United States contract out services more than do governments in any other country. This book fills a significant vacuum by reviewing and evaluating an impressive amount of empirical data on the topic. It is an excellent volume for students of urban studies and practitioners of urban affairs, combining, as it does, thoughtfulness and insight." — Nicholas L. Henry, Georgia Southern University

"This book is easy to read and user-friendly, while at the same time rigorously researched. Greene treats the 'politics of privatization' in an intelligent and even-handed manner, giving credit to both sides of the argument while forming his own conclusions based on the evidence." — Michael E. Milakovich, University of Miami

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