When public services go private: There's more than one option
The issue of contracting for services has been in the public domain for about a dozen years in the Twin Cities area. Based on the Saint Paul experience, three points stand out: First, it is possible to contract successfully for services, but be careful. Second, neighborhood and nonprofit organizatio...
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| Published in: | National civic review Vol. 73; no. 6; pp. 278 - 282 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
01-06-1984
National Municipal League |
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| Summary: | The issue of contracting for services has been in the public domain for about a dozen years in the Twin Cities area. Based on the Saint Paul experience, three points stand out: First, it is possible to contract successfully for services, but be careful. Second, neighborhood and nonprofit organizations can be viable alternatives to private sector contracting. Third, contracting for service may not be the right thing to do |
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| Bibliography: | istex:64A93E6BD046A50CD161C4213A24CB19145E9254 ark:/67375/WNG-JH3V7VSN-N ArticleID:NCR4100730604 Peter Hames is director, Department of Finance and Management Services, City of Saint Paul. This is based on his presentation at the 89th National Conference on Government, November 14, 1983, in Baltimore ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0027-9013 1542-7811 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ncr.4100730604 |