Web Directory

» Charity and Volunteerism
   Information about the creation of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, a program designed to privatize some social services by using nonprofit organizations. Provided by the Almanac of Policy Issues, a project of Policy News Pu
   http://www.policyalmanac.org/government/charity_and_volunteerism.shtml

» FDI.net
   Marketing and information resource for current investment opportunities arising from privatization in developing countries and economies in transition. Sponsored by The World Bank Group.
   http://www.fdi.net/

» How and Why to Privatize Federal Lands
   Policy analysis by Cato Institute describes failures of the government to provide good land stewardship, criteria for reform efforts, and a blueprint for auctioning off all public lands over 20 to 40 years. Published December 1999.
   http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-363es.html

» Idea House: Privatization
   Lists innovations, deterrents, possible candidates, and worldwide and domestic results. Published by National Center for Public Policy.
   http://www.ncpa.org/pd/private/priv.html

» Is It Time to Privatize the Postal Service?
   Excerpts of remarks made by participants at a Cato Institute conference on this issue held in June 1999.
   http://cato.org/pubs/policy_report/pr-so-po.html

» Michigan Privatization Report
   Quarterly periodical of articles and book reviews, addressing topics such as the Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps, notable attempts at privatization, outsourcing, and the public schools in Grand Rapids. Provided by the Mackinac Center for Public Polic
   http://www.mackinac.org/pubs/mpr/

» PB - Privatization Barometer
   Examines privatization news in Europe and worldwide.
   http://www.privatizationbarometer.net

» Privatization: All in Favor of Privatization, Raise Your Hand
   Articles and book reviews related to privatization in Michigan. Published by Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Spring 2002.
   http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=4138

» Privatize the DMV
   Report presents the case for privatizing the Department of Motor Vehicles, and gives working models in other states. Authored by Patrick Hazel; published by the Cascade Policy Institute in January, 1997.
   http://www.cascadepolicy.org/media/dmv_rel.htm

» Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU)
   Research unit focusing on privatization of public services in water, energy, waste management and healthcare, including the role of multinational companies and of international institutions, especially the EU and the World Bank.
   http://www.psiru.org

» Reason Foundation: Privatization
   Provides practical research and analysis, how-to guides, case studies, and reports designed to inform elected officials on how to streamline government.
   http://reason.org/areas/topic/302.htmlindex.shtml

» STOP Privatization
   Activist organization in the Philippines working against privatization. Includes positions, members, and photo gallery showing events in 2000.
   http://stopprivatization.tripod.com

» Setting the Privatization Record Straight
   Policy commentary by Mackinac Center for Public Policy responds to several objections to education privatization. Published August 1999.
   http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=2141

» The Meaning of Privatization
   Article by Paul Starr, a Princeton professor who generally opposes privatization, attempting to clarify its meaning as an idea, as theory and rhetoric, and as a political practice.
   http://www.princeton.edu/~starr/meaning.html

» The Party of the First Part
   Transcript of a Marx Brothers sketch from the film "A Night At the Opera, " used in a radio documentary to illustrate the problems of responsibility and contractual enforcement involved in government outsourcing.
   http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s20753.htm

» Union Launches Anti-Privatization Campaign
   Brief article describing the campaign by the American Federation of Government Employees to oppose privatization.
   http://govexec.com/dailyfed/0999/090799b1.htm