Making Democracy Work
Present and Past Studies
A study of Manitowoc County Mental Health Services with a focus on strengths and gaps.
Consensus Questions (printable)
Scope of the Privatization Study: The purpose of this study is to identify those parameters and policy issues to be considered in connection with proposals to transfer federal, state or local government services, assets and/or functions to the private sector. It will review the stated goals and the community impact of such transfers, and identify strategies to ensure transparency, accountability, and preservation of the common good.
Organization: The committee will provide a history and background of privatization, a glossary of terms, legal issues to be considered when privatizing at different levels of government, current state regulations on privatizing and case studies on successful and unsuccessful privatizing efforts. Finally, the committee will provide suggested policies and parameters to be considered when privatizing.
Recommended Reading:
Public Library Privatization - A Case Study
Privatization of a Publicly Owned Waste Water Treatment Plant
Government Privatization: History, Examples, and Issues
Paul Starr, The Meaning of Privatization Yale Law and Policy Review 6 (1988): 6-41.
Background documents for education study: