Outsourcing Sovereignty
Why Privatization of Government Functions Threatens Democracy and What We Can Do about It
Paul R. Verkuil, Cardozo School of Law, New York
Hardback
ISBN: 9780521867047
Publication date: September 2007
248 pages
Dimensions: 228 x 152 mm
Weight: 0.506 kg
In stock
£54.00
Why Privatization of Government Functions Threatens Democracy and What We Can Do about It
Paul R. Verkuil, Cardozo School of Law, New York
Hardback
ISBN: 9780521867047
Publication date: September 2007
248 pages
Dimensions: 228 x 152 mm
Weight: 0.506 kg
In stock
£54.00
This book describes the largely overlooked process of using private government contractors to perform essential or inherent functions in the military and civilian sectors of government. It shows how such practices undermine the capacity effectiveness and morale of government officials and it establishes constitutional and statutory arguments against the practice. It recognizes and accepts the proper role for outsourcing or privatization while safeguarding against its improper use. The argument ultimately turns on the necessity for our democratic system to require the executive branch to perform crucial tasks in-house unless Congress has permitted delegations to private contractors.