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How to Avoid Closing Washington State Parks

May 17, 2013, 1:57pm

Leonard Gilroy

Many thanks to the Washington Policy Center for publishing my legislative memo today on how to avoid the closure of dozens of Washington State parks, as Gov. Inslee has proposed if his tax increase package fails to advance

Rethinking Washington State Parks: How to Avoid Governor Inslee’s Plan to Close 60 State Parks

Antiquated, top-down management model is unsustainable; private sector can play major role

May 17, 2013

Leonard Gilroy

The century-old, top-down model of state parks operated and managed by state parks agencies is not sustainable and needs to be replaced by an approach in which the parks agency sets the mission for the parks system and then serves as a coordinator to arrange the right blend of public and private sector operators on a park-by-park basis.

New at Reason: Looking Back at the Last Year in Local Government Privatization

May 6, 2013, 4:25pm

Leonard Gilroy

The rollout of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013 continues today with the release of the Local Government Privatization section, which which provides an overview of the latest on privatization and public-private partnerships in local government.

Finding New Ways to Provide Parks and Recreation Amenities

Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization

May 6, 2013

Harris Kenny

This subsection of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization reviews new ways to provide parks and recreation amenities through privatization.

New at Reason: Looking Back at the Last Year in State Government Privatization

April 22, 2013, 1:43pm

Leonard Gilroy

The rollout of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013 continues today with the release of the State Government Privatization section, which which offers an overview of the latest on the privatization of state lottery management, social impact bonds, the private operation of state parks, public-private partnerships in higher education and social infrastructure, the privatization of state liquor monopolies and more.

Developments in State Government Privatization

Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines privatization trends at the state level

April 22, 2013

Leonard Gilroy, Lisa Snell

This section of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2013 provides an overview of the latest on privatization and public-private partnerships in state government. Topics include:

 

A. State Budget Update

B. Privatization of State Lottery Management

C. The Emergence of Social Impact Bonds: Paying for Success in Social Service Innovation

D. California Pioneers Public-Private Partnerships for Private Operation of State Parks

E. Higher Education Public-Private Partnerships Update

F. State Liquor Privatization Update

G. Social Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships Update

H. Child Welfare Privatization Update

I. State Privatization News and Notes

 

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