Privatizing in the Dark: The Pitfalls of Privatization & Why Budget Disclosure is Needed
Source: California Progress Report, December 13, 2007
"Privatizing in the Dark: The Pitfalls of Privatization & Why Budget Disclosure is Needed" is our site of the day.
The Progressive States Network (PSN), a national think thank, released a report today addressing the need for legislation to establish greater accountability and transparency in the privatization of state government services.
The 31 page report, entitled Privatizing in the Dark: The Pitfalls of Privatization & Why Budget Disclosure is Needed (.pdf), makes the case for a careful reevaluation of the practice of outsourcing traditionally government-administered public services such as education, transit, prisons, and health care to private corporations. In light of the penchant for Governor Schwarzenegger and California Republicans for privatization who see it as a panacea for budgetary and other problems, this is a timely report for those interested in California public policy.