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Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships

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I will begin by stating that I have a major problem with the book. Savas skews his own statistics in order to push readers into supporting the privatization of our nation's public sector. His book focuses entirely on the private sector's greater efficiency over the public sector without addressing many other important issues. If you want a very one sided book that is pro-privatization, then buy this one. If, however, you would like a book that seeks to enlighten readers with facts and allows them to make their own decision on the matter, then find another book.

I'm interested in knowing more about the PPPs. Even though this book defends a view contrary to mine, it's very interesting to understand what are the grounds which the author uses to defend the PPPs.

It is absolutely pathetic at how completely Reagan's mantra of deregulation and privatization has brainwashed so many Americans! Although this book was written several years ago, the reader can now practically 'fast forward' to 2009 and see what a huge mess financial deregulation/privatization has gotten us into, with the economy being the worst it's been since 'The Great Depression'. So many European countries are successful economically and socially, BECAUSE they have achieved a proper mix of government and free-enterprise, unlike the U.S. Unfettered markets, especially with the many negative aspects of global capitalism (offshoring jobs, siphoning wealth off to other geographical areas, etc.) simply don't work, because they don't 'exist in a vacuum' like Savas thinks they do. If global capitalism was so perfect, then we wouldn't have the many tangible and seemingly intractable problems we face as Americans, such as unaffordable healthcare and health insurance, a collapsing real estate market, banking and credit crisis, rampant increasing unemployment and offshoring our jobs, the paradigm shift from an industrial society to a lower wage, less benefits service economy, etc. etc. People like Ayn Rand or E.S. Savas are idealists, and clearly not in tune with the realities and negatives of rampant privatization. It just does not work for the best of the people in today's global world!

Being a real rebel is thinking different. Thats what this author does. Get rid of rules of the goverment. Let private owners decide. These ways of releasing people lead to hugely improved results. Awesome read. Media will want to burn this book. It explodes all collectivist works.

Is awesome to see ideas outside the mainstream. Most people today like monarchy. Kings are obsolete. Let people do as they please and the inefficiency will be squirted free like bad zits. Rmoving the rules that govern is privatization. Privatizing education alone would lead to much smarter people. Let all the rules that restrain people from creating good go away. Watch life improve. think different. Think freedom of action from the rules of the king.