Privatization of government services
An overview and review of the literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20201472 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard C Brooks (West Virginia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 467-491 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jpbafm-16-04-2004-b001 |
| OpenAlex | W2772871737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 15 |
Privatization continues to receive serious consideration at the federal, state, and local government levels. The most frequent reason cited for privatizing services is to reduce the size and cost of government. While many government entities have privatized services, it is often up to academic researchers to determine if the goals of privatization have been realized and to shed light on the organizational and service characteristics that make it more likely that the results of privatizing a particular service will be positive. This paper seeks to provide a background to those researchers interested in examining the privatization of government services. The paper reviews and synthesizes prior privatization research and discusses future research directions
Business · Economics · Political science · Public economics · Public relations · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Public Administration · Marketing
An analysis of residential sanitation collection pricing under alternative delivery arrangements
Implications of the privatization of sallie mae
The Decision to Contract out
Scale, Market Structure, and the Cost of Refuse Collection
Public versus private provision of collective goods and services
Public versus private economic activity
The expenditure effects of alternative public supply institutions
Efficiency in the provision of fire services
The determinants of the choice between public and private production of a publicly funded service
The Canadian Experience with Privatizing Residential Solid Waste Collection Services
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |