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Policy report
Private gain, public pain
Taking stock of privatisation, outsourcing and contracting public sector work
Publisher
Outsourcing
Deregulation
Government procurement
Privatisation
Public-private partnerships
State governments
Public sector
Australia
Resources
Description
Through a broad overview of what works and what doesn’t and three detailed case studies dealing with aged care, COVID responses and the Victorian roads maintenance sector, this report shows that the Australian experience of privatisation, outsourcing and contracting of essential government services and Public Private Partnerships over three decades has been decidedly mixed.
Publication Details
ISBN:
978-0-6489886-1-8
Copyright:
John Curtin Research Centre 2021
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Access Rights Type:
open
Series:
Policy Report No. 7
Post date:
29 Mar 2022
