Rooting Out Privatization Opportunities

Feature stories: One city's privatization of its public works department; county dental service privatization; private schools and the difficult-to-educate. Other articles include the privatization of Michigan's state-owned railroads; how civil service rules affect privatization, and how one family is privatizing welfare one person at a time. 20 pages.

Contents

• Feature
  • How Secure Is Social Security?
  • Public Works and Private Workers
  • Upping the Ante: Civil Service Rules and State Contracting
  • Bonded to Privatization
  • Michigan: Privatization Pioneer
  • Welfare Warriors: Private Efforts Make the Difference
  • School Reform: Giving Parents “Credit”
  • Oakland County Fills A Cavity:Privatizing Dental Work
  • Private Sector Schools Serve the Difficult-to-Educate
• Departments
  • Defining Privatization
  • Around The State
    • State Employees Demand Privatization
    • Liquor "Profits" Down the Hatch
    • FIA Considers Delegating Instruction to Private Schools
    • Oakland County Jail Costs Rise After Privatization
    • Ice Arenas: A Tale of Two Cities
    • School Competition Picks Up In Battle Creek
    • Union Loses Anti-Privatization Effort
    • Detroit Makes Progress—Finally
    • In Michigan Schools, A Clear Trend
    • Juvenile Jails Going Private