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Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships (Book/ Paperback)

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Savas provides a complete guide to privatization––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
Part One: Background of Privatization
1. Introduction
2. The Growth of Government

Part Two: The Theory of Privatization
3. Basic Characteristics of Goods and Services
4. Alternative Arrangements for Providing Goods and Services

Part Three: The Practice of Privatization
5. Why and How to Privatize
6. The Results of Privatization
7. Contracting for Public Services
8. Divesting Enterprises and Assets
9. Public-Private Partnerships for Infrastructure
10. Reforming Education and Privatizing the Welfare State
11. Overcoming Opposition to Privatization
12. The Future of Privatization

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