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Alternative Service Delivery

KPMG Canada: Alternative Program Delivery and Financing
Canadian Governments and the Search for Alternative Program Delivery and Financing. A complete version of the KPMG publication.

DMPS - Alternative Service Delivery Costing Guidelines - January 1997
Alternative Service Delivery Costing Guidelines January 1997.

Privatization: Lessons Learned by State and Local Governments
A recently released report on ASD. It looks at programs at 5 different locations, including Indianapolis.

CMRS - D2000 News, Oct 96 - Alternative Service Delivery
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Group. Last updated : 16 October 96. Chief Management Renewal Services Defence 2000 News, October 96.

Program on Global Reform and Privatization of Public Enterprises
International Program on Privatization and Regulatory Reform. June 30 - July 11, 1997 (option 1) or June 30 - July 25, 1997 (option 2).

Serco Limited
Serco is one of the most prominent UK service contractors to Government, Local Authorities, and Industry with a long-standing record of successful and diverse contracts.

PRIVATIZATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
PRIVATIZATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT - by Annmarie Hauck Walsh, IPA Report Spring 1996.

The Privatization of Public Utilities
The Privatization of Public Utilities. Leonard S. Hyman. Table of Contents. Preface.

Privatization, a potential ground for economic growth
September 12 1996. Privatization, a potential ground for economic growth. AMMAN (Star).

Privatization - Mackinac Center for Public Policy (517) 631-0900
Privatization Policy Research · Special Projects · Educational Programs · Main Page · About the Mackinac Center. Studies. Commentaries.

Contract Schools and Privatization
Issues and Places: Contract Schools and Privatization. April 1996: 4/1/96.

Parks and Recreation

Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department
How to Contact the Santa Clara County Parks & Recreation Department.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION HISTORIC SITES
ST. LOUIS COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION HISTORIC SITES

The Values and Benefits of Parks and Recreation
A Report to the National Values and Benefits Task Group November 30, 1995 DMS Consulting Ottawa, Canada

Allegheny County - Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation
Phone lists and links.

Outdoor Recreation Research: Research Topics
A natural resources research information page.

NRPA - National Recreation & Park Association Home Page
Recreation Fact & Benefit of the Day.

Leisure Links
Academic and research programs, federeal agencies, professional organization links.

Health Department

NIEHS - The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
the National Institutes of Health's outstanding institute for basic research on environment-related diseases.

California Department of Health Services Home Page
Appointed by the Governor, the Department of Health Services' Director heads one of the largest departments in State Government, with over 5,000 employees working in the Sacramento headquarters and over 60 field offices throughout the State. DHS is one of 13 departments comprising the Health and Welfare Agency.

Local Health Departments (USA and Canada)
This list is organized alphabetically by the name of the health unit.

World Health Organization
Includes a World Health Report, a Weekly Epidemiological Record, a list of programs and press releases. Assists governments in strengthening health services. Establishes international standards for diagnostic procedures and therapies. .

Jails

COUNTY CORRECTIONS Directory
County Corrections Links.

Cecil Greek's Criminal Justice Page
Cecil Greek's Criminal Justice Resources on the Web Sponsored by Florida State University School of Criminology.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Library
The BOP Library has more than 4,000 books, Governmental documents, and statistical and organizational publications covering all areas of corrections and other criminal justice topics. You may quickly search for books by author, title, or subject on the Bibliofile Intelligent Catalog, the Library's automated card catalog.

The Wackenhut Corporation Corporate Profile
The Wackenhut Corporate provides a diverse array of security and related services to commercial, industrial and governmental organizations around the world. Core businesses involve physical protection, security and investigations. Since its founding in 1954, the company has steadily expanded its service offerings to include facility management, correctional food service, employee leasing, education and training, and fire prevention and emergency services.

Prison.com
A worldwide resource for the Corrections Industry.

WELL KEPT:
COMPARING QUALITY OF CONFINEMENT IN A PUBLIC AND A PRIVATE PRISON, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, A Report to the National Institute of Justice, Charles H. Logan, Professor of Sociology, University of Connecticut, Adapted for Web Page, Oct. 5, 1996.

Corrections Connection
This network first came online on February, 1996 with 25 webpages and 20 visitors a day. It has now grown to over 1800 webpages and receives more than 15,000 accesses a day.

Private Prisons
The Prison Privatization Research Site. 84,272 Beds in 132 Facilities under Contract or Construction as Private Secure Adult Facilities in U.S., U.K., and Australia as of 12/31/96. Gross Operating Revenues for 1996: over $500M.

Center for Studies in Criminology and Law
The Center is an undergraduate interdisciplinary program, teaching students with a wide range of interests.

The Doncatraz File
HM Prison Doncaster, the third new prison to be privately managed in England, opened on 20 June 1994. It is run by Premier Prison Services Ltd.

Prison Privatisation Report International
Claims made for the benefits of private prisons in the United States have been seriously undermined by the findings of a new report.

Government

Government Division Homepage
U.S. Census Bureau Government Section (including schools).

BEST PRACTICES OF CITY GOVERNMENTS
This is the second volume of Best Practices of City Governments we have published this year. The first was prepared for and released during the 1995 Winter Meeting of The U.S. Conference of Mayors in January.

International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
Founded in 1914, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is the professional and educational association for more than 8,000 appointed administrators and assistant administrators serving cities, counties, other local governments, and regional entities around the world.

The Local Government Home Page
This site is dedicated to providing on-line information for city, county, and state governments, and is brought to you by the collaborative efforts of four non-profit organizations.

Government On Line
Government-On-Line, the information service which links state and local government and the information technology industry.

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