2006Gov Privatization Rprt

Government Privatization
History, Examples, and Issues

Commission on Government
Forecasting and Accountability
703 Stratton Office Building
Springfield, Illinois 62706
October 2006

Commission on Government
Forecasting and Accountability

COMMISSION CO-CHAIRMEN
Senator Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
Representative Terry R. Parke
SENATE

HOUSE

Don Harmon
Christine Radogno
Steven Rauschenberger
David Syverson
Donne Trotter

Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
Frank Mautino
Robert Molaro
Richard Myers
Elaine Nekritz

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dan R. Long
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Trevor J. Clatfelter
REVENUE MANAGER
Jim Muschinske
AUTHOR OF REPORT
Benjamin L. Varner
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
Donna K. Belknap

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Government Privatization:
History Examples, and Issues
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Executive Summary

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Privatization

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II.

Forms of Privatization

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III.

Privatization around the World

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IV.

Reasons for Privatization

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V.

Valuation of Assets

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VI.

Privatization Examples

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VII.

Issues Associated with Privatization

VIII. Conclusion

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TABLES:
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Risk Distribution in Various Delivery Systems
Net Present Value Example
Internal Rate of Return Example
Illinois Tollway Revenues and Expenses
Prisoners Held in Private Facilities

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APPENDIX:
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Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Map of the Illinois Tollway System
IDOC Facility Information, FY 2003

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
With the growing trend of privatization and public private partnerships in state and local governments, the Commission has put together this report to inform interested parties on forms of privatization, the history of privatization, reasons for privatization, methods of valuing public assets, examples of privatization that could be relevant to Illinois, and issues associated with privatization.
Some highlights of the report are:
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Privatization is the process of transferring property from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity