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The privatized state /

Why government outsourcing of public powers is making us less freeMany governmental functions today--from the management of prisons and welfare offices to warfare and financial regulation--are outsourced to private entities. Education and health care are funded in part through private philanthropy r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cordelli, Chiara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Privatization and the state
  • 1 Privatization and Its Discontents
  • 2 What Are Political Institutions For?
  • 3 Legitimizing Administrative Discretion
  • Part II. The privatized state
  • 4 The Problem of Authorization
  • 5 The Problem of Representative Agency
  • 6 The Problem of Delegated Activity
  • Part III. Beyond the Privatized State
  • 7 The Duties of Private Donors
  • 8 The Duties of Private Providers
  • 9 Rebuilding the Public
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index