Local governments all over the country have realized tremendous savings from privatization. The Local Government Center (LGC), a division of the Reason Foundation located in Santa Monica, California, maintains a national privatization database, recording privatization activity throughout the country. In 1987 the LGC and the Law and Economics Center of the University of Miami, together produced a study entitled, The Role of Privatization in Florida's Growth. Based on a 48-page bibliography of studies, books and articles regarding all different types of privatization, the two groups generated a table of public services and the expected savings realized through privatization of those services. The following is a portion of that table: [7]
|
PUBLIC SERVICE |
EXPECTED SAVINGS RANGE (percent) |
|
Solid Waste Collection |
22-30 |
|
Solid Waste Disposal |
22-30 |
|
Street Repair |
25-50 |
|
Street/Parking Lot Cleaning |
15-39 |
|
Tree Trimming/Planting |
16-35 |
|
Parking Lot/Garage Operation |
14-31 |
|
Recycling Solid Waste |
8-30 |
|
Wastewater Treatment |
8-30 |
|
Water Utility |
10-25 |
