Purchase of Service Contracting In the 1990s: Have Expectations Been Met?

Authors

Peter M. Kettner, Arizona State University
Lawrence L. Martin, Florida Atlantic University

Abstract

Privatization and purchase of service contracting (POSC) are generally considered to be two of the most important factors that have helped shape the human service system during the 1970s and 1980s (Gilbert, 1983, 1986; Kammerman, 1983; Demone and Gibelman, 1984, 1989; Weddell, 1986; Kettner and Martin, 1985; Termell, 1987; Rein, 1989). Therefore, as we enter the decade of the 1990s, it would seem both appropriate and worthwhile to reflect on the original expectations for privatization and POSC and to assess the extent to which these expectations have been realized.

Recommended Citation

Kettner, Peter M. and Martin, Lawrence L. (1993) "Purchase of Service Contracting In the 1990s: Have Expectations Been Met?," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 20: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2073
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol20/iss2/7