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Abstract. Three main types of privatization are found in the United States: (1) lower proportion of Gross National Product preempted by the public sector, leaving correspondingly more for the private sector, (2) transferring present government enterprises to private organizations; and (3) contracting out the production and delivery of services financed by public funds. Most discussions of "contracting out," which come from the "public choice" school of economics and public administration, mainly emphasize theoretical economic advantages. They also suppose that the practice can eradicate political machinations. In contrast, this evaluation takes into account the practices'intensely political environment. Many of the advantages attributed to contracting out often are not realized. The practice in many cases can save money. But successes are likely to be achieved only with projects meeting certain narrow specifications.

AbstractTechnology works wonders in sky but makes little improvement in city transportation.

Exuberant urbanism, advancing technology, and rising incomes and living standards, all are expanding demands for urban government services, some of which can be most efficiently supplied or financed by metropolitan jurisdictions. Since metropolitan areas are the focal points of income and wealth, the financial problem stems largely from the lack of machinery. Many of the most pressing metropolitan needs can be appropriately financed by user charges, but these need to be carefully designed to produce the most desirable over-all economic effects. Both property and nonproperty taxes should be administered by metropolitan- wide jurisdictions, leaving submetropolitan governments the power to set prop erty tax rates for local needs.

Exuberant urbanism, advancing technology, & rising incomes & living standards, all are expanding demands for Ur gov services, some of which can be most efficiently supplied or financed by metropolitan jurisdictions. Since metropolitan areas are the focal points of income & wealth, the financial problem stems largely from the lack of machinery. Many of the most pressing metropolitan needs can be appropriately financed by user charges, but these need to be carefully designed to produce the most desirable overall econ effects. Both property & nonproperty taxes should be administered by metropolitanwide jurisdictions, leaving submetropolitan gov's the power to set property tax rates for local needs. AAAPSS.