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Privatization: Lessons Learned by State and Local Governments

GGD-97-48 Published: Mar 14, 1997. Publicly Released: Mar 14, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on lessons learned by, and the related experiences of, state and city governments in implementing privatization efforts. GAO did not evaluate privatization results or independently verify the accuracy of the information provided by the governments.

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Contract oversightContract performanceCost accountingGovernment employeesEmployee trainingMunicipal governmentsPrivatizationProcurement planningService contractsState governments