Reason Foundation's 21st Annual Privatization Report finds states are increasingly partnering with the private sector to build roads and reduce traffic jams that have become one of the biggest complaints among taxpayers living in nearly every mid- to large-sized city in the country. The report analyzes the latest developments in privatization and government reform in the areas of transportation, aviation, education, local government services, telecommunications, and eminent domain.

Annual Privatization Report 2007 finds the most important trend of the last year is the rising tide of long-term toll road leases. Over 21 states have now passed laws enabling public-private partnerships that can be utilized to build much-needed roads and reduce gridlock. The report also finds it was a historic year for airport privatization. Globally, 15 major airports were privatized in 2006, the second-highest annual total ever (there were 21 airport privatization deals in 1998).

APR Table of Contents

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» Cover [.pdf]  » Authors [.pdf]  » Letter from the Editor [.pdf]  » Table of Contents [.pdf]  » Federal Update [.pdf]    » Update on the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART): PART Nears        Full Cycle Assessing All Federal Programs    » Program Performance Evaluation Continues    » Federal Competitive Sourcing Slows, But Continues to Demonstrate Results  » Local and State Update [.pdf]    » Local Privatization Update    » State Privatization Update    » State Budget Outlook    » State and Local Tax Burdens Hit 25-Year High    » New Accounting Rule Shines Light on Government Liabilities  » Surface Transportation [.pdf]    » Building Roads to Reduce Traffic Congestion in America's Cities: How Much        and at What Cost?    » Long-Term Toll Road Concessions: An Overview    » Privatization of Existing Toll Roads    » New PPP Toll Roads & Toll Lanes    » International Toll Road Developments    » Answers to the Most Common Objections to PPPs  » Air Transportation [.pdf]    » Global Airport Privatization    » U.S. Airport Privatization    » U.S. Airport Security    » Global Air Traffic Control    » U.S. Air Traffic Control  » Education and Child Welfare [.pdf]    » School Choice Update    » No Choices Left Behind: Restructuring California's Lowest-Performing Schools    » Experimenting With School Choice: A Tale of Two California Districts    » Child Welfare Privatization Update    » The Case for Privatizing University Housing  » Emerging Issues [.pdf]    » State Lottery Privatization    » Government Transparency  » Water & Wastewater [.pdf]    » Public Works Financing Issues 11th Annual Water Privatization Report    » U.S. House of Representatives Passes Water Funds    » World Bank: New Generation of Privatization?  » Telecommunications [.pdf]    » States Push for Video Franchise Reform    » Push for Network Neutrality Regulation Loses Momentum    » Problems Emerging with Municipal WiFi    » Lessons Learned from Provo's Municipal Broadband    » A Dynamic Perspective on Government Broadband  » Land Use and Property Rights [.pdf]    » Eminent Domain Reform Update    » Measure 37 Rewrite Sent to Voters    » Arizona's Proposition 207: The New Standard for Regulatory Takings Reform    » Sustainable Development in Urban Planning: The Case for a        Market-Based Approach  » Public Health and Safety [.pdf]    » Corrections Update    » Journal Releases 200-City EMS Survey

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» Innovators in Action 2007 Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former Colorado Gov. Bill Owens and several other local and state officials demonstrate how governments can tackle bureaucracy, streamline operations and become more accountable to taxpayers in a new Reason Foundation publication, Innovators in Action.  » Annual Privatization Report 2006: Transforming Government Through Privatization  » APR 2006 Special Excerpt: Reflections from Pioneers in Government Reform (1.1 Mb | .pdf) The 20th Anniversary edition of Reason's Annual Privatization Report includes reflections from several privatization pioneers, including former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, former Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, Reason founder Robert Poole Jr., and more.  » Reason's Privatization Center  » Reason's Privatization and Government Reform Studies  » All Reason Policy Studies

Previous Annual Privatization Reports  » APR 2006  » APR 2005  » APR 2004

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Credits

Editor

» Leonard C. Gilroy

Principal Authors

» Ted Balaker  » Shikha Dalmia  » Leonard C. Gilroy  » Skaidra Smith-Heisters  » Amanda Kathryn Hydro  » Adrian T. Moore  » Amy Pelletier  » Robert W. Poole, Jr.  » Geoffrey Segal  » Lisa Snell  » Samuel Staley  » Adam B. Summers  » Steven Titch

Contributing Authors

» William D. Eggers is the global director for Deloitte Research—Public Sector.  » Jerry Ellig, Ph.D. is the acting director of the Regulatory Studies Program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.  » David T. Hartgen, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor of transportation studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  » Patrick R. Mullen, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of public administration and policy, with a joint appointment with the Institute for State Leadership and Policy, at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

Reason's Vice President of Research

» Adrian T. Moore

Media Contact

» Chris Mitchell     Director of Communications     Reason Foundation     (310) 367-6109

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