The American Experiment With Government Corporations

Amtrak the U.S. Postal Service the Port Authority of New York and New Jerseythe Chicago Housing Authority all are examples of a controversialinstitution the go... » 

Amtrak the U.S. Postal Service the Port Authority of New York and New Jerseythe Chicago Housing Authority all are examples of a controversialinstitution the government corporation. This hybrid organizational formincorporates the best features of public and private management to accomplishtasks that are unsuited for commercialization or ordinary publicadministration.This comprehensive assessment of government corporations sets aside ideologicalpresuppositions to reexamine the record and identify both the successes andfailures of this unique arrangement. By viewing public administration as anexperiment the author challenges readers to think creatively about thegovernment corporation and ways to reinvent it capitalizing on its strengthsand compensating for its shortcomings. «