[PEN-L:11792] (Fwd) MINI-DICTIONARY OF PRIVATIZATION VOCABULARY

[Michael Eisenscher <meisenscher@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Tom Potter <tpotter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: (Fwd) MINI-DICTIONARY OF PRIVATIZATION VOCABULARY

Brothers and Sisters,

This is for your interest.

In Solidarity,

Tom Potter, AFSCME 3650 Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers
(HUCTW); Greater Boston Chapter, Massachusetts Labor Party; and Labor Militant


>Forwarded by FinanceNet:
>
>From: bumgardnerd.ggd@xxxxxxx
>Date: Wed, 13 Aug 97 15:18:48 EST
>Subject: MINI-DICTIONARY OF PRIVATIZATION VOCABULARY
>
>     FYI -- Don
>
>
>     GAO PUBLISHES MINI-DICTIONARY OF
>     PRIVATIZATION VOCABULARY
>
>     Government managers and policymakers at all levels are talking
>     about "privatizing" government operations and services.  Some of
>     these initiatives have included outright elimination or sale of a
>     federal function, the devolution of responsibilities to another
>     government, or the restructuring of a particular function's
>     operations to improve its efficiency and/or service quality.  Any
>     of these initiatives may bring the private sector into the
>     ownership and/or management of public assets, or into the direct
>     provision of public services.
>
>     Reflecting the growth of this trend, Rep. Scott Klug asked GAO to
>     develop a glossary of terms related to privatization to promote a
>     better understanding of the concepts and approaches used.  GAO
>     drew on several published governmental glossaries and related
>     documents to develop working definitions reflecting current
>     federal usage.  The glossary, Terms Related to Privatization
>     Activities and Processes (GAO/GGD-97-121, July 1997) has been
>     published as a handy pocket-sized pamphlet.  Major contributors
>     include John Needham and Don Bumgardner.
>
>     Copies of this glossary can be ordered by mail from the:
>
>     U.S. General Accounting Office
>     P.O. Box 6015
>     Gaithersburg, MD 20884-6015
>
>     or by visiting:
>
>     Room 1100
>     700 4th St., N.W. (corner of 4th and G Sts., N.W.)
>     U.S. General Accounting Office
>     Washington, D.C.
>
>     Orders may also be placed by calling (202) 512-6000 or by fax
>     using number (303) 258-4066, or TDD (301) 413-0006.   On the
>     Internet, visit GAO's World Wide Web Page at: http://www.gao.gov
>     and click on "Special Publications and Software" to access this
>     glossary (PDF and HTML versions only).
>
>