TY  - JOUR
AB  - Privatization continues to receive serious consideration at the federal, state, and local government levels. The most frequent reason cited for privatizing services is to reduce the size and cost of government. While many government entities have privatized services, it is often up to academic researchers to determine if the goals of privatization have been realized and to shed light on the organizational and service characteristics that make it more likely that the results of privatizing a particular service will be positive. This paper seeks to provide a background to those researchers interested in examining the privatization of government services. The paper reviews and synthesizes prior privatization research and discusses future research directions.
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SN  - 1096-3367
DO  - 10.1108/JPBAFM-16-04-2004-B001
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-16-04-2004-B001
AU  - Brooks Richard C.
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Privatization of government services: an overview and review of the literature
T2  - Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 467
EP  - 491
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -