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• Privatizing "Yellow Pages" Government in Pennsylvania
  Private sector solutions for the Keystone State
  Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Katrina Currie and Elizabeth Stelle
  May 26, 2011
• The Year 2010 in IT Outsourcing, Network Neutrality, and Federal Broadband
  Telecommunications Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Steven Titch and Leonard Gilroy
  February 25, 2011
• Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
  State Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Shirley Ybarra and Tyler Millhouse
  February 18, 2011
• State Budget Reform Toolkit
  Leonard Gilroy and Jonathan Williams
  January 25, 2011
• Corrections 2.0: A Proposal to Create a Continuum of Care in Corrections through Public-Private Partnerships
  Improving performance and reducing recidivism through PPPs
  Leonard Gilroy and Adrian Moore
  January 3, 2011
• Ten Principles of Privatization
  Best practices in privatization to lower the costs of government
  Leonard Gilroy and Adrian Moore
  July 9, 2010
• Knowing What State and Local Governments Own
  A how-to guide for managing state and local property inventories
  Anthony Randazzo and John Palatiello
  June 29, 2010
• Comparing Private Sector and Government Worker Salaries
  Public sector offers ironclad job security and greater pension benefits
  Adam Summers
  May 10, 2010
• Drowning in Debt: Bond Measures Threaten California's Already Precarious Debt Situation
  Policy Brief 73
  Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo
  October 1, 2008
• CSI for Real: How to Improve Forensic Science
  Policy Study 364
  Roger Koppl
  December 1, 2007
• Privatizing University Housing
  Leonard Gilroy, Laura J. Davis, Sarah F. Anzia and Geoffrey Segal
  January 1, 2007
• Undermining the Future
  Problems with November's Bond Initiatives, and Alternatives
  Adrian Moore, George Passantino and Adam Summers
  September 1, 2006
• 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 Sky Isn't Falling in Colorado
  Proven Strategies for Budget
  Geoffrey Segal and Adam Summers
  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
• Should States Sell Their Toll Roads?
  Peter Samuel
  June 1, 2005
• Offshoring and Public Fear
  Assessing the Real Threat to Jobs
  Ted Balaker and Adrian Moore
  May 1, 2005
• Making Florida's Government Competitive
  Geoffrey Segal
  April 1, 2005
• Virginia Spending and Budget Reform
  Geoffrey Segal
  February 1, 2005
• Priority Colorado
  Balancing the Budget While Preserving TABOR and Colorado's
  Geoffrey Segal, George Passantino, Adam Summers, Lisa Snell and Tarren R. Bragdon
  February 1, 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
• Private Competition for Public Services
  Unfinished Agenda in New York
  E.J. McMahon, Adrian Moore and Geoffrey Segal
  December 1, 2003
• Roadmap to Reform for California
  George Passantino, Carl DeMaio, Kathleen Connell, Matt Fong, Bill Jones, Bill Baker and Lucy Killea
  August 1, 2003
• Citizens' Budget
  How to Balance CA Budget without Tax Increases
  Carl DeMaio, Adrian Moore, Adam Summers, Geoffrey Segal, Lisa Snell, Vincent Badolato and George Passantino
  April 1, 2003
• Contracting for Road and Highway Maintenance
  Geoffrey Segal, Adrian Moore and Samuel McCarthy
  March 1, 2003
• The Extent, History, and Role of Private Companies in the Delivery of Correctional Services in the United States
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 1, 2002
• Corporate Corrections? Frequently Asked Questions About Prison Privatization
  Geoffrey Segal
  November 1, 2002
• How to Navigate the Politics of Privatization
  Robin A. Johnson
  July 1, 2002
• Citizen's Budget Reports
  Improving Performance and Accountability in Government
  Geoffrey Segal and Adam Summers
  March 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
• Privatization and Layoffs
  The Real Story
  Robin A. Johnson
  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
• Child-Welfare Reform and the Role of Privatization
  Lisa Snell
  October 1, 2000
• Infrastructure Outsourcing
  Leveraging Concrete, Steel, and Asphalt with Public-Private Partnerships
  Adrian Moore, Geoffrey Segal and John McCormally
  September 1, 2000
• 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
• Blueprint for the Privatization of Child Welfare Services
  Conna Craig, Ted Kulik, Tim James and Shamim Nielsen
  December 1, 1998
• 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
• Performance Based Contracting
  Designing State of the Art Contract Administration and Monitoring Systems
  William D. Eggers
  May 1, 1997
• 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
• A Guide for Divesting Government Owned Enterprises
  Henry Gibbons
  August 1, 1995
• How to Privatize Orange County's Airports
  Robert Poole
  August 1, 1995
• Revitalizing State and Local Infrastructure
  Empowering Cities and States to Tap Private Capital and Rebuild America
  Robert Poole
  May 1, 1995
• 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
• 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
• Port Privatization
  An International Perspective
  David Haarmeyer and Peter Yorke
  April 1, 1993
• Cost Savings from Privatization
  A Compilation of Findings
  John Hilke
  March 1, 1993
• How To Compare Costs Between In-House and Contracted Services
  Lawrence Martin
  March 1, 1993
• Privatization Opportunities for States
  William D. Eggers
  February 1, 1993
• Designing an Effective Bidding and Monitoring System to Minimize Problems in Competitive Contracting
  John Rehfuss
  February 1, 1993
• Designing a Comprehensive State Level Privatization Program
  William D. Eggers
  January 1, 1993
• Rightsizing Government
  Lessons From America's Public-Sector Innovators
  William D. Eggers
  January 1, 1993
• 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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