Discussion Question #1:

What are the pros and cons associated with the privatization governmental operations? Why would a private enterprise want to contract with a government to take over the operations of a government run operation? Why would a government want to contract out the operations of certain government run operations? What are best practices in privatization for a local health department? What contributed to the failure of prior attempts to privatize governmental operations? Are there special legal or regulatory requirements for private enterprises looking to enter into a contract with the government?