[PDF] Alternatives To Privatization eBook

Author : David A. McDonald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 2012-04-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 113650947X

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There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services. Those who are against privatization are often confronted with the objection that they present no alternative. This book takes up that challenge by establishing theoretical models for what does (and does not) constitute an alternative to privatization, and what might make them ‘successful’, backed up by a comprehensive set of empirical data on public services initiatives in over 40 countries. This is the first such global survey of its kind, providing a rigorous and robust platform for evaluating different alternatives and allowing for comparisons across regions and sectors. The book helps to conceptualize and evaluate what has become an important and widespread movement for better public services in the global South. The contributors explore historical, existing and proposed non-commercialized alternatives for primary health, water/sanitation and electricity. The objectives of the research have been to develop conceptual and methodological frameworks for identifying and analyzing alternatives to privatization, and testing these models against actually existing alternatives on the ground in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Information of this type is urgently required for practitioners and analysts, both of whom are seeking reliable knowledge on what kind of public models work, how transferable they are from one place to another and what their main strengths and weaknesses are.

Author : David Alexander McDonald
Publisher : HSRC Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,71 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Privatization
ISBN : 9780796923776

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"There is a vast literature for and against privatizing public services. Those who are against privatization are often confronted with the objection that they present no alternative. This book takes up that challenge by establishing theoretical models for what does (and does not) constitute an alternative to privatization, and what might make them "successful" backed up by a comprehensive set of empirical data on public services initiatives in over 40 countries. This is the first such global survey of its kind, providing a rigorous and robust platform for evaluating different alternatives and allowing for comparisons across regions and sectors. The book helps to conceptualize and evaluate what has become an important and widespread movement for better public services in the global South. The contributors explore historical, existing and proposed non-commercialized alternatives for primary health, water/sanitation and electricity. The objectives of the research have been to develop conceptual and methodological frameworks for identifying and analyzing alternatives to privatization, and testing these models against actually existing alternatives on the ground in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Information of this type is urgently required for practitioners and analysts, both of whom are seeking reliable knowledge on what kind of public models work, how transferable they are from one place to another and what their main strengths and weaknesses are."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Daniel Ness
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,56 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781138903852

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This book takes a critical view of the monoculture that has developed in education with the increase of federal funding and privatization of services for public education, and examines the shift from public interest and control to private and corporate shareholder hegemony. The contributions herein challenge the model that has set growing premiums on accountability and performance measures, and outline one that emphasizes transparency and balance among constituents in public education.

Author : Daniel Ness
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 20,11 MB
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317446518

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Through conversations in honor of Dale D. Johnson, this book takes a critical view of the monoculture in curriculum and policy that has developed in education with the increase of federal funding and privatization of services for public education, and examines the shift from public interest and control to private and corporate shareholder hegemony. Most states’ educational responsibilities—assessment of constituents, curriculum development, and instructional protocols—are increasingly being outsourced to private enterprises in an effort to reduce state budgets. These enterprises have been given wide access to state resources such as public data from state-sanctioned testing results, field-testing rights to public schools, and financial assistance. Chapter authors challenge this paradigm as well as the model that has set growing premiums on accountability and performance measures. Connecting common impact between the standards movement and the privatization of education, this book lays bare the repercussions of high-stakes accountability coupled with increasing privatization. Winner of The Society of Professors of Education Book Award (2018)

Author : William T. Gormley (Jr.)
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 39,25 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780299117047

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Emerging from a conference, Racine, Wisconsin, November 1987, 15 papers explore controversies around privatization in a number of policy areas--such as education, housing, and law-enforcement--in a number of countries, and from the perspective of several disciplines. Paper edition (unseen), for $19.75. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Jose A. Gomez-Ibanez
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 24,35 MB
Release : 2016
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Frustration with the performance of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) has led to two rounds of reform: the first round, from the 1960s through the 1980s, attempted to improve SOE performance while maintaining public ownership while the second, beginning in the late 1980s, viewed privatization as the answer. Interest in the earlier round of reform has increased recently as controversy has slowed or halted privatization in many countries, especially for SOEs providing infrastructure services that are basic to everyday life and are thought to have elements of monopoly. This paper reexamines the earlier round of reforms, focusing particularly on efforts to increase the firms' capacity with infusions of human and physical capital, to strengthen managerial incentives through performance contracts and corporatization and to alter the mix of political and economic forces that impinge on the firm by strengthening the involvement of taxpayers, customers or private investors. The review suggests that these earlier approaches generated only modest success but that some of them, selectively applied, may be helpful in improving the performance of infrastructure firms that remain in public hands.

Author : K. Bayliss
Publisher : Springer
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 29,35 MB
Release : 2007-11-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0230286410

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it is increasingly apparent that the privatization experiment in sub-Saharan Africa has failed. This book shows that the state is set to dominate service delivery for the foreseeable future in much of the region, and that the public sector must be considered as a viable policy option for the delivery of water and electricity.

Author : Sergio G. Lazzarini
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 12,5 MB
Release : 2022-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1316519716

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Privatization requires the presence of capable governments setting clear goals, addressing potential hazards of private engagement, and exploring multiple paths of improvement.

Author : Elliott Sclar
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 24,32 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780801487620

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In an assessment of the pros and cons of public sector privatization, Sclar (urban planning, Columbia U.), who is affiliated with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, DC, warns that outsourcing services may not result in leaner US government. He examines alternatives and offers tips for public sector reform. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR