User charges, contracting out, and privatization in an era of fiscal retrenchment
Expert InsightsPublished 1980
As the fiscal containment of local government continues apace, new methods for the financing, production, and delivery of public services will gain appeal. User charges expand the revenue base, even as the tax base shrinks. Contracting out often results in more efficient production of public goods. Privatization shifts the responsibility for producing some services from the public to the private sector. All three mechanisms are gaining in popularity. They signal potential gains in efficiency, although they may have costs in terms of equity.
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