You Don't Always Get What You Pay for
The Economics of Privatization
$140.14
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
17 April 2000
Summary
Today, nearly all public services—schools, hospitals, prisons, fire departments, sanitation—are considered fair game for privatization. Proponents of privatization argue that private firms will respond to competitive market pressures and provide better service at lower cost. While this assertion has caused much controversy, the debate between both sides has consisted mainly of impassioned defenses of entrenched positions.
In You Don’t Always Get What You Pay For, Elliott D. Sclar o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780801437335 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0801437334 |
| Author: | Elliott D. Sclar, Richard C. Leone |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Imprint: | Cornell University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 17 April 2000 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | A Century Foundation Book |
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Critics Review
Addresses the factors that must go into any decision to reorganize public service, examines the economic reasons why the reform strategy of privatization in the form of public contracting often bogs down, and constructs solutions aimed at improving public service.
(Journal of Economic Literature)Sclar analyzes the assumptions behind the case for privatization of all public services such as hospitals, prisons, and fire departments. The goal of this book is to present readers with a better understanding of the author’s recommendations to balance the use of contracting with internal reform to enhance the operation of public agencies.
- Mary Whaley (Booklist)Elliott D. Sclar
Elliott D. Sclar is Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia University, where he is also director of Graduate Programs in Urban Planning. An economist by training, he is a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. Sclar is the co-author of several books, including Access for All: Transportation and Urban Growth and Shaky Palaces: Home Ownership and Social Mobility in Boston’s Suburbanization.
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