TY - GEN AB - The dramatic growth of government over the course of the twentieth century since the New Deal prompts concern among libertarians and conservatives and also among those who worry about government's costs, efficiency, and quality of service. These concerns, combined with rising confidence in private markets, motivate the widespread shift of federal and state government work to private organizations. This shift typically alters only who performs the work, not who pays or is ultimately responsible for it. "Government by contract" now includes military intelligence, environmental monitoring, prison management, and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Outsourcing government work raises questions of accountability. What role should costs, quality, and democratic oversight play in contracting out government work? What tools do citizens and consumers need to evaluate the effectiveness of government contracts? How can the work be structured for optimal performance as well as compliance with public values? Government by Contract explains the phenomenon and scope of government outsourcing and sets an agenda for future research attentive to workforce capacities as well as legal, economic, and political concerns. AU - Aman, Alfred C., AU - Blum, Mathew, AU - Chvotkin, Alan, AU - Dickinson, Laura A., AU - Dolovich, Sharon, AU - Donahue, John D., AU - Freeman, Jody, AU - Freeman, Jody, AU - Kelman, Steven J., AU - Mendelson, Nina A., AU - Metzger, Gillian E., AU - Minow, Martha, AU - Minow, Martha, AU - Novak, William J., AU - Seifter, Miriam, AU - Soloway, Stan, AU - Verkuil, Paul R., CN - HD3861 DO - 10.4159/9780674273726 DO - doi ID - 1479358 JF - HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 KW - Contracting out KW - Privatization KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General. LA - eng LA - In English. LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674273726 N2 - The dramatic growth of government over the course of the twentieth century since the New Deal prompts concern among libertarians and conservatives and also among those who worry about government's costs, efficiency, and quality of service. These concerns, combined with rising confidence in private markets, motivate the widespread shift of federal and state government work to private organizations. This shift typically alters only who performs the work, not who pays or is ultimately responsible for it. "Government by contract" now includes military intelligence, environmental monitoring, prison management, and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Outsourcing government work raises questions of accountability. What role should costs, quality, and democratic oversight play in contracting out government work? What tools do citizens and consumers need to evaluate the effectiveness of government contracts? How can the work be structured for optimal performance as well as compliance with public values? Government by Contract explains the phenomenon and scope of government outsourcing and sets an agenda for future research attentive to workforce capacities as well as legal, economic, and political concerns. SN - 9780674273726 T1 - Government by Contract :Outsourcing and American Democracy / TI - Government by Contract :Outsourcing and American Democracy / UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674273726 ER -