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By Dr. Fernando E. Gapasin and Linda Bradetich / The Bulletin
October 24, 2005
Privatization (contracting out) is the notion that public services can be provided in a more cost efficient (more services for the dollar) manner by for-profit companies than by public employees. This notion is driven by the faulty logic that an entity that operates for its own gain (profit)....