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1 online resource (xxvi, 118 pages) |
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PREFACE -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ACRONYMS -- OVERVIEW -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES -- CAVEATS -- ALTERNATIVE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS -- Performance-Based Organizations (PBOs) -- Government Franchises -- Cooperative Partnerships -- Federal Government Corporations (FGCs) -- Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCOs) -- Private Management -- Public/Private Partnerships or Joint Ventures -- Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) |
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Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) -- Competitive Sourcing -- Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) -- Asset Sales -- HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENCES AMONG ALTERNATIVES -- PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION -- CASE STUDY: OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Background -- Provisions of Legislation -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Reported Results -- GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE -- CASE STUDY: NATIONAL FINANCE CENTER Participants -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- CASE STUDY: FRANCHISE BUSINESS ACTIVITY-WEST/ COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT UNIT Participants |
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Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP -- CASE STUDY: U.S. GENERAL STORE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Participants -- Description and Provisions of Agreement -- CASE STUDY: HOUSTON U.S. GENERAL STORE FOR SMALL BUSINESS Participants -- Description and Agreement Provisions -- Facilitating Factors -- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION -- CASE STUDY: U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status |
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CASE STUDY: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AN INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- GOVERNMENT-OWNED CONTRACTOR-OPERATED -- CASE STUDY: HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- CASE STUDY: U.S. NAVY MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND Participants: -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- CASE STUDY: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors |
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Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- PRIVATE MANAGEMENT -- CASE STUDY: PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF AIRPORTS Participants -- Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Current Status -- PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OR JOINT VENTURE -- CASE STUDY: THE FORT MASON PROJECT Participants -- Background -- Public/Private Cooperation Provisions -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Reported Results -- CASE STUDY: THE RINCON CENTER PROJECT Participants -- Background -- Public/Private Cooperation Provisions -- Major Facilitating Factor |
| Summary |
This study is a short-term effort examining alternative ways that government can carry out its activities. The study was commissioned by the Defense Reform Initiative Office and should prove useful to government agencies and decisionmakers who are considering options for organizing themselves or their functions in different ways. The report considers governance structures and organizational forms that offer alternatives to the usual in-house provision of services. The alternatives can offer a chance to adopt modern business practices, streamline the organization, and adopt market mechanisms to improve quality, lower costs, and become more responsive to constituencies. As specific illustrations, the report describes several case studies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-118) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Privatization -- United States
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Administrative agencies -- United States
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Administrative agencies
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Privatization
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Privatisierung
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Staat
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Verwaltung
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United States
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USA
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Kirby, Sheila Nataraj, 1946-
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McCombs, Jennifer Sloan, 1970-
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| ISBN |
0833043536 |
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9780833043535 |
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9780833027719 |
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0833027719 |
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