Privatization and Democracy: Resources in Administrative Law
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Description
Professor Aman's contribution, chapter 10, is titled, "Privatization and Democracy: Resources in Administrative Law."
ISBN
9780674032088
Publication Date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press
City
Cambridge, MA
Keywords
Political Science, Public Policy, Public Affairs, Public Administration, Business and Economics, Business Law, Administrative Law, Regulatory Practice, Contracting out-United States. Privatization-United States
Disciplines
Administrative Law | Government Contracts | Law | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Recommended Citation
Aman, Alfred C., "Privatization and Democracy: Resources in Administrative Law" (2009). Books & Book Chapters by Maurer Faculty. 10.
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facbooks/10
Comments
Freeman, Jody and Martha Minow, eds. Government by Contract Outsourcing and American Democracy. Harvard University Press, 2009.
The dramatic growth of government over the course of the twentieth century since the New Deal prompts concern among libertarians and conservatives and also among those who worry about government’s costs, efficiency, and quality of service. These concerns, combined with rising confidence in private markets, motivate the widespread shift of federal and state government work to private organizations. This shift typically alters only who performs the work, not who pays or is ultimately responsible for it. “Government by contract” now includes military intelligence, environmental monitoring, prison management, and interrogation of terrorism suspects.
Outsourcing government work raises questions of accountability. What role should costs, quality, and democratic oversight play in contracting out government work? What tools do citizens and consumers need to evaluate the effectiveness of government contracts? How can the work be structured for optimal performance as well as compliance with public values?
Government by Contract explains the phenomenon and scope of government outsourcing and sets an agenda for future research attentive to workforce capacities as well as legal, economic, and political concerns.
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Copies available in the Jerome Hall Law Library, HD 3861.U6 G678 2009