In this article the author seeks to provide a review of the recent literature on contracting out
for urban government services in the United States. The review is selective in that the author …

In this article, the authors present arguments for a more interdisciplinary approach to
community economic development. Building an alternative paradigm that includes six …

Much has been written about the current trend toward privatization of public enterprises.
Selling Public Enterpriseis the first book, however, to use economic logic to develop a …

In this article we examine the effects of interest group pressure and the structure of political
institutions on infrastructure deployment by state-owned electric utilities in a panel of seventy …

The rules of the game have changed for rural local governments. The explicit policy of
devolution has placed greater responsibility on the door step of local governments at a time …

This article addresses the dynamic issue of changing of government ownership and
operation to more privatized arrangements. It deals with strategies for privatizing …

政府购买公共服务在国外已经发展多年, 中国才刚刚起步. 上海市经过20 多年的创新实践,
基本建起较为全面的政府购买公共服务内容体系, 初步形成政府购买公共服务的运行机制 …

The book is divided into three major sections. The first presents a theoretical discussion that
underlies the other essays. The second section deals with privatization issues from the …

Describes: geologic maps and their use as a fundamental data base, a rigorous benefit-cost
model for valuing geologic map information, and the economic issues associated with …

Large infrastructure projects often face significant cost overruns and stakeholder
fragmentation. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) allow governments to procure long-term …