Approach to Privatization in the 21St Century

A fresh look at the issue of Privatizing thegovernment. This book looks at thehistory of government and government organizations from the beginning throughthe period of Re-invention. The issueof privatization is not seen as the end all to solve governments problems rather it is seen as just one tool available to the politicians and governmentmanagers. Privatization is viewed asone method of improving management in government by removing many politicalconstraints and barriers from the government manager.This book looks at the specific example ofprivatizing the nations Air Traffic Control System. A system that has a history of inefficiency, cost overruns, andresistance to change yet it enjoys a solid political backing whichcontinues to offer it protection from privatization. The last part of the book offers some recommendations for longterm change by establishing a commission on privatization.