Privatization on the Rise Despite Surpluses.(Reason Public Policy Institute report)(Brief Article)

While state and local governments across the nation experience budget surpluses averaging between eight and nine percent of their expenditures, privatization continues to advance at all levels of government, according to a report by Reason Public Policy Institute (RPPI), Los Angeles, Calif. Despite the assumption that it is little more than a remedy for cash-strapped governments, solvent governments continue to tap into privatization for other benefits such as superior management and ...