Saving Fido: A Case in the Privatization of Local Animal Control Services.
Over the past twenty years, public/private partnerships have been a growing method for delivery of local government services, particularly in the area of utilities. Such partnerships frequently succeed in measures of service quality, cost containment and innovative service provision. This case revie...
| Publicado en: | Innovation Journal Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 1 - 13 |
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Innovation Journal
2012
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