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Author:

Le Vay, Julian, author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2016051245

Title:

Competition for prisons : public or private? / Julian Le Vay.

Publisher:

Policy Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xiv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Prisons--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Prisons--Great Britain--History--21st century.
Prisons--Privatization--Great Britain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-297) and index.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 16. Has competition a future?. 2. Evolution -- 3. Related markets: immigration -- two sectors, no competition -- 4. Youth custody -- 5. Related markets: electronic monitoring -- fall of the giants -- 6. quasi-market: characteristics and operation -- 7. Comparing public and contracted prisons -- 8. Comparing quality of service -- Inset: Four prisons in trouble -- 9. Costing the uncostable? Civil Service pensions -- 10. Costing the uncostable? PFI -- 11. Comparing cost -- 12. Impact of competition on the public sector -- 13. Objections of principle -- 14. Related markets: probation -- how not to do it -- 15. Has competition worked? -- 16. Has competition a future?.

ISBN:

1447313224
9781447313229

OCLC:

(OCoLC)939861666

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)