Is it always more effective and less expensive to use taxpayer dollars to engage private companies rather than have the government run enterprises itself? Do consumers always benefit from the privatization of services? What happens when privatization stops being an abstract theoretical debate and is...

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1. Verfasser:	McGowan, Richard, 1952-
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Sant Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, ©2011.
Schlagworte:	Privatization > Case studies. Privatisation > Études de cas. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy. Privatization dissertations. Case studies Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Zusammenfassung:	Is it always more effective and less expensive to use taxpayer dollars to engage private companies rather than have the government run enterprises itself? Do consumers always benefit from the privatization of services? What happens when privatization stops being an abstract theoretical debate and is actually put to the test in the real world? "Privatize This! Assessing the Opportunities and Costs of Privatization" is the place to find out. "Privatize This!" provides a clear, easy-to-apply model for evaluating the pros and cons of the privatization process, then puts the model to work in examining nine distinct, real-world case studies - cases ranging from Spain's privatization of its cigarette industry to Pennsylvania's 'state store system' for selling liquor. Throughout, the book focuses on the central issues of privatization - profit versus public good, protection from fraud and waste - while also showing how the recent economic upheaval has changed public opinion and public policy on privatization
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (x, 206 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780313375873 0313375879 1283053055 9781283053051 9786613053053 6613053058