Outsourcing sovereignty : why privatization of government functions threatens democracy and what we can do about it /

Examines the common practice of government contracting for tasks and consulting.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Verkuil, Paul R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Contracting out > United States.
Privatization > United States.
Impartition > États-Unis.
Privatisation > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
Contracting out
Privatization
Öffentliche Aufgaben
Privatisierung
Outsourcing
Demokratie
Privatisering.
Soevereiniteit.
Democratie.
United States
USA
Verenigde Staten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction and overview: Why outsourcing threatens democracy
  • 2. The outsourcing of sovereignty
  • 3. Case study : public and private approaches to transportation security
  • 4. The public/private distinction
  • 5. The case for constitutional governance
  • 6. Statutory and administrative limitations on private delegations
  • 7. Outsourcing government services : contract theory and practice
  • 8. Structural reforms to government
  • 9. Conclusions (wherein the principal instructs her agents).

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