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Public Services Through Private Enterprise

Name: Public Services Through Private Enterprise
Author: Malcolm Harper

Micro-privatization for improved delivery

Malcolm Harper,

432 pages
English
PDF
Available on iOS & Android

eBook - PDF

Public Services Through Private Enterprise

Micro-privatization for improved delivery

Malcolm Harper,

About this book

Cigarettes and soft drinks are available in just about every village in the developing world - clean water, primary education and health services are not. The main reason for this paradoxical and tragic situation is the failure to deliver public services, especially in the face of growing populations. What is more, the supply of essential services in most developing countries is grossly inequitable - those who need them the most are the least able to afford them. This important book suggests a strategy to overcome what appears to be an otherwise hopeless situation - 'micro-privatization'. Governments can hand over responsibility for many public services to small private or community enterprises. The quality, efficiency and outreach of the services are considerably improved, and the costs significantly reduced. To illustrate the efficacy of this strategy, Malcolm Harper presents twenty-four real life case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America, the USA and Europe, which amply demonstrate that micro-privatization is practical anywhere. The activities covered by these examples of successful initiatives include urban services, utilities, agricultural services, health and hygiene, transport, welfare and education.

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