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Comparative Costs of Public and Private Enterprise in a Municipal Service

In: Public and Private Enterprise in a Mixed Economy

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  • E. S. Savas

    (Columbia University)

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Government expenditures in the United States have grown from 27 per cent of GNP in 1954 to 33 per cent in 1974, while the number of government employees grew during the period from 14 to 18 per cent of total non-agricultural employment. This growth has been accompanied by increasing concern about efficiency in government, and the drawing of invidious comparisons between the public and private sectors with respect to efficiency.

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  • E. S. Savas, 1980. "Comparative Costs of Public and Private Enterprise in a Municipal Service," International Economic Association Series, in: William J. Baumol (ed.), Public and Private Enterprise in a Mixed Economy, chapter 14, pages 253-264, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-16394-6_27
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-16394-6_27
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    1. Bozec, Richard, 2004. "L’analyse comparative de la performance entre les entreprises publiques et les entreprises privées : le problème de mesure et son impact sur les résultats," L'Actualité Economique, Société Canadienne de Science Economique, vol. 80(4), pages 619-654, Décembre.

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