{"product_id":"smart-contracting-for-local-government-kevin-lavery-9780275964283","title":"Smart Contracting for Local Government Services: Processes and Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrivatization of local government is making headlines throughout the world. Scottsdale, Arizona, contracts for fire protection; Baltimore, to run nine city schools; and Chicago and Philadelphia for a range of services from janitors to recreational facilities. The United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia have arguably gone further than the United States. But much of the debate on contracting has been high on politics, philosophy, and emotion with little attention to practical issues of how to do contracting well. The book shifts the debate away from the politics and rhetoric to the practicalities and realities of contracting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is concerned with four issues--the role of contracting in government, the appropriateness of different contracting strategies, the process of contracting, and who does the contracting. Drawing on examples in the United States and the United Kingdom, the author considers the historical and cultural context of contracting, where contracting works and where it doesn't, the features of smart contracting, and the conditions that are conducive to smart contracting. The book provides an invaluable guide to those concerned with the practicalities of contracting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Lavery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275964280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275964283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.84h x 6.40w x 0.87d","brand":"Kevin Lavery","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001118408959,"sku":"9780275964283","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e1244cf-e532-4ccd-8b10-4770c8b6407b.jpg?v=1751600118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/smart-contracting-for-local-government-kevin-lavery-9780275964283","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}