Mapping Patterns of Support for Privatization in the Mass Public

This article examines public attitudes about using for‐profit firms or nonprofit organizations to deliver public services in Michigan. Using survey data, it shows how the public reacts to the privatization of various state and local government services. It then considers some dimensions of attitudes toward privatization. Finally, it estimates models that predict support for privatization based upon a range of characteristics of respondents to our survey

Business · Economics · Government (linguistics · Local government · Microeconomics · Non profit · Political science · Profit (economics · Public economics · Public relations · Public support · State (computer science · Survey data collection · Customer Service Quality and Loyalty · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Public Procurement and Policy

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