Government by Contract Outsourcing and American Democracy

Name: Government by Contract Outsourcing and American Democracy
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ISBN: 9780674032088

ISBN-10: 067403208X

ISBN-13: 9780674032088

Edition: 2009

Authors: Jody Freeman, Martha Minow

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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 governmentrsquo;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. ldquo;Government by contractrdquo; now includes military intelligence, environmental monitoring, prison management, and interrogation of terrorism suspects. Outsourcing government work…

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List price: $70.50
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 2/28/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 452
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.53" long x 1.53" tall
Weight: 2.068
Language: English

Jody Freeman is Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.

Martha Minow is Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Government by Contract: Outsourcing and American Democracy




Recent Developments Public-Private Governance: An Historical Introduction



The Transformation of Government Work: Causes, Consequences and Distortions



The Federal Framework for Competing Commercial Work between the Public and Private Sectors




Cases and Critiques Rent-a-Regulator: Design and Innovation in Environmental Decisionmaking



Outsourcing Power: Privatizing Military Efforts and the Risks to Accountability, Professionalism, and Democracy



How Privatization Thinks: The Case of Prisons




Responses and Reforms



Don't Increase Regulation Achieving Contracting Goals and Recognizing Public Law Concerns: A Contracting Management Perspective



Federal Contracting in Context: What Drives It, How to Improve It




Use Existing Tools Some Legal Reforms to Increase Contractor Accountability Nina A. Mendelson


Privatization and Democracy: Resources in Administrative Law




Press Constitutional Restrictions Private Delegations, Due Process, and the Duty to Supervise



Outsourcing and the Duty to Govern



Public Values/Private Contract



Notes


List of Contributors


Index