Outsourcing Sovereignty Why Privatization of Government Functions Threatens Democracy and What We Can Do about It |
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Author:
| Verkuil, Paul R. |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-50992-6 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital download and online |
List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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Reliance on the private military industry and the privatization of public functions has left the US government less able to govern effectively. When decisions that should have been taken by government officials are delegated (wholly or in part) to private contractors without appropriate oversight, the public interest is jeopardized.
Reliance on the private military industry and the privatization of public functions has left the US government less able to govern effectively. When decisions that should have been taken by government officials are delegated (wholly or in part) to private contractors without appropriate oversight, the public interest is jeopardized.