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• Trends In Public and Contracted Government Services From 2002 to 2007
  Privatization and outsourcing by local governments
  Policy Brief 80
  Mildred Warner and Amir Hefetz
  August 4, 2009
• CSI for Real: How to Improve Forensic Science
  Policy Study 364
  Roger Koppl
  December 1, 2007
• Streamlining San Diego
  Achieving Taxpayer Savings and Government Reforms Through Managed Competition
  Geoffrey Segal, Adam Summers, Leonard Gilroy and W. Erik Bruvold
  September 1, 2007
• Privatizing University Housing
  Leonard Gilroy, Laura J. Davis, Sarah F. Anzia and Geoffrey Segal
  January 1, 2007
• Detailing Foreign Management of US Infrastructure
  Leonard Gilroy and Adam Summers
  March 1, 2006
• Privatizing Public Hospitals
  A Win-Win for Taxpayers and the Poor
  Francois Melese
  November 1, 2005
• Driving More Money into the Classroom
  The Promise of Shared Services
  William D. Eggers, Lisa Snell, Robert Wavra and Adrian Moore
  October 1, 2005
• Rebuilding After Katrina
  Policy Strategies for Recovery
  Adrian Moore, Lisa Snell and Geoffrey Segal
  October 1, 2005
• The Gathering Pension Storm
  How Government Pension Plans are Breaking the Bank and Strategies for Reform
  George Passantino and Adam Summers
  June 16, 2005
• Offshoring and Public Fear
  Assessing the Real Threat to Jobs
  Ted Balaker and Adrian Moore
  May 1, 2005
• How to Tackle Some of LA's Problems
  March 2, 2005
• What's in the Government's Attic?
  John Palatiello
  December 1, 2004
• Exposing the Myths and Realities of Competitive Sourcing
  Geoffrey Segal, Ade Ifelayo and Chandra Pesheck
  August 1, 2004
• San Diego Citizens' Budget Plan
  June 1, 2004
• Frequently Asked Questions About Water / Wastewater Privatization
  Geoffrey Segal and Adrian Moore
  September 1, 2003
• Emergency Medical Services Privatization
  Frequently Asked Questions
  Ted Balaker and Adam Summers
  August 1, 2003
• Revisiting the Public Interest in Private Water
  Don S. Evans
  May 1, 2003
• Contracting for Road and Highway Maintenance
  Geoffrey Segal, Adrian Moore and Samuel McCarthy
  March 1, 2003
• Corporate Corrections? Frequently Asked Questions About Prison Privatization
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 1, 2002
• The Extent, History, and Role of Private Companies in the Delivery of Correctional Services in the United States
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 1, 2002
• The Salinas Utility Users Tax
  Necessary Revenue Source or Government Waste?
  Geoffrey Segal and Adam Summers
  October 1, 2002
• How to Navigate the Politics of Privatization
  Robin A. Johnson
  July 1, 2002
• Long-term Contracting for Water and Wastewater Services
  Robin A. Johnson, John McCormally and Adrian Moore
  May 1, 2002
• Citizen's Budget Reports
  Improving Performance and Accountability in Government
  Geoffrey Segal and Adam Summers
  March 1, 2002
• California Competitive Cities
  A Report Card on Efficiency in Service Delivery in California's 10 Largest Cities
  Geoffrey Segal, Adrian Moore and James Nolan
  February 1, 2002
• Weighing the Watchmen: Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Outsourcing Correctional Services
  Part 1: Employing a Best Value Approach to Procurement
  Adrian Moore and Geoffrey Segal
  January 1, 2002
• The Future of Local Emergency Medical Service: Ambulance Wars or Public-Private Truce?
  Policy Update 18
  Robin A. Johnson
  August 1, 2001
• Opening the Floodgates
  Why Water Privatization Will Continue
  Robin A. Johnson and Adrian Moore
  August 1, 2001
• Competitive Cities
  A Report Card on Efficiency in Service Delivery in America's Largest Cities
  Adrian Moore, James Nolan and Geoffrey Segal
  April 1, 2001
• Privatization and Layoffs
  The Real Story
  Robin A. Johnson
  March 1, 2001
• Innovative Alternatives to Traditional Municipal/County Corrections
  E-Brief 113
  Geoffrey Segal
  March 1, 2001
• Electronic Procurement
  How Technology is Changing Government Purchasing
  Geoffrey Segal and Matthew D. Taylor
  February 1, 2001
• Emerging Options for Youthful Offenders
  Utilizing Public-Private Partnerships to Offer Hope, New Direction for Troubled Youth
  Geoffrey Segal
  December 1, 2000
• Infrastructure Outsourcing
  Leveraging Concrete, Steel, and Asphalt with Public-Private Partnerships
  Adrian Moore, Geoffrey Segal and John McCormally
  September 1, 2000
• Privatizing Landfills
  Market Solutions for Solid-waste Disposal
  Geoffrey Segal and Adrian Moore
  May 1, 2000
• Muni Power Grabs
  Municipal Utilities, Tax-exempt Debt, and the Competitive Market
  Adrian Moore and Jeff Woerner
  November 1, 1999
• Getting Greens in the Black
  Golf course Privatization Trends and Practices
  Lisa Snell
  August 1, 1999
• Reforming Financial Management in the Public Sector
  Lessons U.S. Officials Can Learn From New Zealand
  Ian Ball
  May 1, 1999
• Privatizing Public Hospitals
  Strategic Options in an Era of Industry-Wide Consolidation
  Richard Tradewell
  April 1, 1998
• Private Prisons
  Quality Corrections at a Lower Cost
  Adrian Moore
  April 1, 1998
• Competitive Neutrality
  Ensuring a Level Playing Field in Managed Competitions
  William D. Eggers
  March 1, 1998
• Regulatory Reform at the Local Level
  Regulating for Competition, Opportunity, and Prosperity
  Adrian Moore and Tom Rose
  February 1, 1998
• Performance Based Contracting
  Designing State of the Art Contract Administration and Monitoring Systems
  William D. Eggers
  May 1, 1997
• Using Contractors to Cook, Clean, and Drive the Bus
  Janet R. Beales
  December 1, 1996
• Delivering Services for the Mentally Ill and Developmentally Disabled
  A Consumer Choice Model
  Richard H. Dougherty and William D. Eggers
  October 1, 1996
• A Guide For Divesting Government-Owned Enterprises
  Henry Gibbons
  July 1, 1996
• Community Law Enforcement
  The Success of San Diego's Volunteer Policing Program
  Kathy Kessler and Julie Wartell
  May 1, 1996
• Restructuring America's Water Industry
  Comparing Investor Owned and Government Water Systems
  Kathy Neal, Patrick J. Maloney, Jonas A. Marson and Tamer E. Francis
  January 1, 1996
• Privatizing Emergency Medical Service
  How Cities Can Cut Costs and Save Lives
  Robert Poole
  November 1, 1995
• A Guide for Divesting Government Owned Enterprises
  Henry Gibbons
  August 1, 1995
• How to Privatize Orange County's Airports
  Robert Poole
  August 1, 1995
• Rescuing Orange County
  Robert Poole
  May 1, 1995
• Revitalizing State and Local Infrastructure
  Empowering Cities and States to Tap Private Capital and Rebuild America
  Robert Poole
  May 1, 1995
• Revitalizing Our Cities
  Perspectives from America's New Breed of Mayors
  William D. Eggers
  March 1, 1995
• Competitive Government for a Competitive Los Angeles
  William D. Eggers
  November 1, 1994
• Guidelines for Airport Privatization
  Robert Poole
  October 1, 1994
• Public Authorities and Private Firms as Providers of Public Goods
  Clayton P. Gillette
  September 1, 1994
• Doing More with Less
  Competitive Contracting for School Support Services
  Janet R. Beales
  September 1, 1994
• Privatizing Milwaukee's Airport
  Robert Poole
  July 1, 1994
• Municipal Wastewater Treatment
  Privatization and Compliance
  Holly June Stiefel
  February 1, 1994
• Intergovernmental Contracting For Public Services
  John W. Donlevy, Jr.
  February 1, 1994
• Rightsizing Government
  Lessons from America's Public Sector Innovators
  William D. Eggers
  January 1, 1994
• Techniques for Mining the Public Balance Sheet
  Roger D. Feldman and Thomas M. Ingoldsby
  September 1, 1993
• Privatization and Public Employees
  Guidelines For Fair Treatment
  John O'Leary and William D. Eggers
  September 1, 1993
• Comparing Public and Private Bus Transit Services
  A Study of the Los Angeles Foothill Transit Zone
  John O'Leary
  July 1, 1993
• Contracting Water and Wastewater Utility Operations
  Roger Hartman
  June 1, 1993
• Privatizing Los Angeles International Airport
  Analyzing the Alternatives
  Robert Poole
  April 1, 1993
• Port Privatization
  An International Perspective
  David Haarmeyer and Peter Yorke
  April 1, 1993
• How To Compare Costs Between In-House and Contracted Services
  Lawrence Martin
  March 1, 1993
• Competitive Contracting of Transit Services
  Jean Love and Wendell Cox
  March 1, 1993
• Cost Savings from Privatization
  A Compilation of Findings
  John Hilke
  March 1, 1993
• Designing a Comprehensive Privatization Program for Cities
  John Stainback
  February 1, 1993
• Designing an Effective Bidding and Monitoring System to Minimize Problems in Competitive Contracting
  John Rehfuss
  February 1, 1993
• Rightsizing Government
  Lessons From America's Public-Sector Innovators
  William D. Eggers
  January 1, 1993
• Satellite Schools
  The Private Provision of School Infrastructure
  Janet R. Beales
  January 1, 1993
• Privatizing Infrastructure
  Options for Municipal Water Supply Systems
  David Haarmeyer
  October 1, 1992
• Fire Protection Privatization: A Cost Effective Approach to Public Safety
  Questions and Answers About the Private Sector Fire Service
  John R. Guardiano
  October 1, 1992
• Expanding Airport Capacity
  Getting Privatization Off The Ground
  William H. Payson and Steven A. Steckler
  June 1, 1992
• Mining the Government Balance Sheet
  What Cities and States Have to Sell
  Robert Poole, David Haarmeyer and Lynn Scarlett
  April 1, 1992
• The Public Benefits of Privatizing Logan Airport
  Robert Poole
  November 1, 1991
• Airport Privatization
  What the Record Shows
  Robert Poole
  August 1, 1990
• Public vs. Private
  Alternative Ownership Scenarios for Electric Utilities
  Michael A. Crew and Paul R. Kleindorfer
  June 1, 1990
• Selling LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports
  Robert Poole
  May 1, 1990
• Privatizing Airports
  Robert Poole
  January 1, 1990

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