Privatization the provision of public services by the private sector roger l kemp roger l kemp 9780786432509 amazoncom books. Dividing the pie between public and private harvey goldman and sandra mokuvos privatization and americas cities david seader service shedding a new option philip e fixler jr public services and the private sector terry peters privatization may be good for your government thomas b darr status of local privatization philip e fixler jr and robert w poole jr . Terms it toward greater public sector reliance on the private sector to provide and produce traditional public services is commonly referred to as privatiza tion while public private joint ventures eg contract services are not new there is a renewed and intensified interest in both examining and revising public private sector relationships during the 1980s privatization became a primary. If a service was profitable the privatization takes away resources from government that could be used to fund other public services private companies can also have a short term vision and may avoid investing in some necessary long term projects public sector vs private sector should public services be privatized vote and share your views with us if you change your mind you can change