ABSTRACT
Th e New Privatization Th e center of gravity in public policy has shift ed. Once considered relatively fringe, market principles of competition, consumerism, and incentives linked to performance, have become accepted policy strategies for improving social outcomes. Proponents of the market model claim that problems such as unsafe highways and crowded jails stem from government-run programs and government monopolies. Th eir idea is that if policy making is modeled aft er market relationships, government will become more cost effi cient; government services will improve and society will benefi t.1
