Privatization of Governmental Services: 15 Years Down the Path to Small Local Government, A Case Study

Historically, local governments and school systems have received the bulk of their funding from imposing local property taxes. The taxpayer rebellion of the 1980's has made it politically very difficult to increase taxation levels, but, services still are demanded and it is ultimately left to government to determine what services it provides, and how they will be financed. Current trends Involve the turning over of many services to the private sector in the name of efficiency, thereby, providing the service and reducing cost at the same time. The problem this paper seeks to address is; what are the results of the transfer of government services to the private sector, is it more efficient, and what is the outcome of these transfers?Master of Public AdministrationPublic AdministrationUniversity of Michigan-Flinthttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/143233/1/PalmerR.pd