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Fact Sheet: Infrastructure. Privatization of Local and State Infrastructure: Selling off public assets to the highest bidder
Infrastructure privatization can actually increase costs for a city and its residents, eliminate accountability to the p...
Fact Sheet: Public-Private Partnerships. Privatizing Transportation Networks: Bad Deals, Higher Costs and Failed Accountability
Public-private partnerships privatize valuable public assets such as roads and bridges to guarantee long-term returns to financiers at the expense of taxpayers.
Standing Guard. How Unaccountable Contracting Fails Governments and Taxpayers.
When governments outsource vital public services, how carefully are contractors being watched? As local and state govern...
How to Prevent Privatization: An Activist’s Guide
All across America, AFSCME members and the public face the threat of privatization of vital services and valuable public...
Fact Sheet: Outsourcing. Outsourcing Social Services: Eliminating Public Watchdogs
Outsourcing, or privatization, is promoted as a way to save money, improve services, and shake up so-called “unaccountab...
Fact Sheet: Prisons for Profit.
Private prison companies claim to provide safe facilities that save taxpayers money. In reality, private prisons are mor...
What’s Your Bid?
Managed competition is sweeping the country as an alleged “quick fix” to the budget crises facing many cities, counties ...
Stop Bad Contracts – Protect Public Services: Sample Provisions from State Statutes
States and local governments spend a substantial portion of their budgets on contracted services, often with no assuranc...
Fact Sheet: Schools. Privatizing School Support Services: The Wrong Choice
Some officials and commentators believe that outsourcing school support services will save money while maintaining quali...
Fact Sheet: Contracting. Privatization of Public Services and Assets: Taxpayers Beware!
Proponents of privatization claim that the private sector can do a better job at a cheaper price. But experience shows t...