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100	1		_aSLYKE, David M.Van _910100
245	1	0	_aThe mythology of privatization in contracting for social services
260			_aMalden, MA : _bBlackwell Publishers, _cmay/june 2003
520	3		_aStates and municipalities have privatized services in an effort to improve their cost-effectiveness and quality. Competition provides the logical foundation for an expectation of cost savings and quality improvements, but competition does not exist in many local marketplaces—especially in the social services, where governments contract primarily with nonprofit organizations. As government increases its use of contracting, it simultaneously reduces its own public-management capacity, imperiling its ability to be a smart buyer of contracted goods and services. This article examines two questions about the privatization of social services based on interviews conducted with public and nonprofit managers in New York state: Does social services contracting exist in a competitive environment? And do county governments have enough public-management capacity to contract effectively for social services? The findings suggest an absence of competition and public-management capacity, raising the question of why governments contract when these conditions are not met.
590			_aPublic Administration Review PAR
590			_aMay/June 2003 Volume 63 Number 3
773	0	8	_tPublic Administration Review: PAR _g63, 3, p. 296-315 _dMalden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, may/june 2003 _xISSN 00333352 _w
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