美国监狱私有化:目标与效果分析

私有化是解决1980年代以来美国监狱过度拥挤及成本居高难下问题的方法。就美国监狱私有化实践而言,节约成本和提高效率本身是私有化所致的竞争过程之结果。更为关键的问题是决定如何更好地提供公共服务,而不是简单地在公共部门或私人部门经营整个监狱系统之间进行非此即彼的选择。

An analysis of the objectives and outcomes of American prison privatization

Privatization is a practical solution to the problems of overcrowding and high costs facing the U.S. prison system in 1980s. In nature, from the perspective of American prison privatization, we can safely conclude that cost saving and performance improvement from privatization are themselves the products of competition process. What really counts is the decision on how best to deliver programs and services, not a simple dichotomized choice between the public sector and the private sector in the running of entire prison systems.