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The Privatization Decision

The Privatization Decision

Public Ends, Private Means
John D. Donahue (Author)
April 1991
Trade Paperback · 272 Pages
$23.00 U.S. · $27.95 CAN · £15.99 U.K. · €16.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780465063574
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Description

What government activities should be contracted out to private companies? This thoughtful book by a Harvard policy analyst shuns global answers and explores how to examine individual cases.

About the Author

John D. Donahue is associate professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. From 1993 to 1995 he served in the Labor Department, first as an Assistant Secretary, then as Counselor to the Secretary. He is the author of The Privatization Decision: Public Ends, Private Means and coauthor (with Robert B. Reich) of New Deals: The Chrysler Revival and the American System. He and his family live in Lexington, Massachusetts.