Competition, Choice, and Incentives in Government Programs.
Since the 1980s, the language used around market-based government has muddied its meaning and polarized its proponents and critics, making the topic politicized and controversial. Competition, Choice, and Incentives in Government Programs hopes to reframe competing views of market-based government s...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
2006.
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Colección: | IBM Center for the Business of Government book series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Part I: Overview; Chapter One: Creating a Market-Based Government Using Competition, Choice, and Incentives by John M. Kamensky and Albert Morales; Introduction; Understanding Market-Based Government; The Tools of Market-Based Government; Keys Issues Facing Policy Makers and Managers; Conclusions; Appendix: Details of the Tools of Market-Based Government; Endnotes; Part II: Market-Based Service Delivery; Chapter Two: Moving Toward Market-Based Government: The Changing Role of Government as the Provider by Jacques S. Cansler; Overview.
- Understanding the IssueOutsourcing; Competitive Sourcing; Privatization; Public-Private Partnerships; Government Entrepreneurship ('Franchising'); Contractors in Security Operations: A Special Case; Findings and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Endnotes; Bibliography; Chapter Three: International Experience Using Outsourcing, Public-Private Partnerships, and Vouchers by Jón R. Blöndal; Introduction to Market-Type Mechanisms; Outsourcing; Public-Private Partnerships; Vouchers; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Endnotes; Bibliography.
- Chapter Four: Competitive Sourcing: What Happens to Federal Employees? by Jacques S. Cansler and William LucyshynIntroduction; Understanding Competitive Sourcing: Recent History; Analyzing DoD Competitive Sourcing: Reviewing 10 Years of Data; Providing 'Soft-Landing' Programs for Separated Employees; Findings and Recommendations; Acknowledgments; Endnotes; Chapter Five: Implementing Alternative Sourcing Strategies: Four Case Studies Edited by Jacques S. Cansler and William Lucyshyn; Overview by Jacques S. Censler, William Lucyshyn, and John Barker.
- Case Study 1: Outsourcing-Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA Results in Improved Service, Consistency, and Quality by William Lucyshyn and Robert MalyCase Study 2: Competitive Sourcing-The IRS Improves Performance and Modernizes Operations by William Lucyshyn and Sandra Young; Case Study 3: Competitive Sourcing at Offutt Air Force Base- A Collaborative Public Sector Approach by John Barker and Russell Lundberg; Case Study 4: Public-Private Partnership-A Pilot 'Virtual Prime Vendor' Contract to Supply C-130 Parts by William Lucyshyn and Jonathan Roberts.
- About the Contributors to Chapter FiveChapter Six: Market-Based Sourcing: Lessons Learned and Results Achieved by Jacques S. Cansler and William Lucyshyn; Introduction; Leadership for Market-Based Sourcing; Planning and Implementation of Market-Based Sourcing; Communication to Employees and Stakeholders; Sustaining a Competitive Environment; Appendix: Forum Participants; Part III: Market-Based Internal Government Services; Chapter Seven: Entrepreneurial Government: Bureaucrats as Businesspeople by Anne Laurent; Preface; Introduction; Entrepreneurs: Case Studies.