District of Columbia: City and State Privatization Initiatives and
Impediments (Testimony, 06/28/95, GAO/T-GGD-95-194).

Privatization covers a wide variety of approaches in which government
functions can be shifted, in whole or in part, to the private sector.
The District of Columbia is studying potential benefits of privatizing
government services and reinventing its government operations.  Other
city and state governments, facing fiscal pressures, used privatization
to help reinvent government, save money, and improve service delivery.
Privatization can take various forms, such as divestiture, contracting
out, vouchers, and public-private partnerships.  This testimony
describes (1) current trends and initiatives in privatization in city
and state governments and (2) impediments other government units have
faced with privatization programs that could apply to the District.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-95-194
     TITLE:  District of Columbia: City and State Privatization 
             Initiatives and Impediments
      DATE:  06/28/95
   SUBJECT:  Public administration
             Cost effectiveness analysis
             Productivity
             Financial management
             Municipal governments
             State governments
             Competitive procurement
             Cost control
             Agency missions
             Contract administration
IDENTIFIER:  Boston (MA)
             Chicago (IL)
             Cleveland (OH)
             New York (NY)
             Philadelphia (PA)
             Competitive Contracting Program (Philadelphia, PA)
             Indianapolis (IN)
             Phoenix (AZ)
             Massachusetts
             
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