Privatisation of Essential Services: Part One

Описание: Australia has escaped the Covid carnage of much of the rest of the world, but much of the mortality that we did suffer has a connection with privatised essential services - care homes and hotel quarantine. Other essential services that have been privatised in recent decades include prison services, Centrelink services, debt collection, banks and many more.

But do essential services benefit from privatisation and contracting out?

David Hayward is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, at RMIT University and was Dean of the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies between 2009 and 2016. His research interest is the funding of social policy in the Australian federation. His writings on privatisation include The Privatised City: Urban Infrastructure, Planning And Service Provision In The Era Of Privatisation; For all the cuts and privatisation, government is bigger than ever (The Age); and Why Victoria's budget splash raises questions about privatisation (ABC).

Graeme Hodge was formerly a Professor of Law at Monash University (2001-2020) and is now a Monash Adjunct Professor. His research has included public-private partnerships, privatisation of public sector enterprises, outsourcing/contracting-out government services and regulation. He has been published widely on these topics. He has worked in both the public and private sectors, including for the OECD, European Commission, United Nations, and Australian government.