"Savas, E. S."

Privatization - New Delhi Tata Mc GrawHill 1989 - 308p.-

At a time when government everywhere are being compelled to improve their performance the publication of this powerful new book by E.S. Savas provides an invaluable tool. Advocates of both more and less government may quarrel with his strategy, but they cannot ignore this persuasive argument for different role of government.
The authoriative and important book discusses the basic nature of the goods and services that prople want, and describes the alternative iinstitutional arrangements available to provde them.
Privatisation means relying less on government and more on the private sector to satisfy these needs. Turning over state activities to the marketplace, by divestment or default, and using contracts, vouchers, franchise,and volunatry organisations to achieve public puroses are the principal appraches to privatising government fiunction.


Economic development.

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