http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/privatization Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:31:15 -0400 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:31:15 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/566/privatization-analyzing-the-process-of-privatization-in-theory-and-practice By Evan England - While virtually all governments at any level seek some form of service from private service providers, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, the true scope of privatization is widely misunderstood. As a result, political discourse regarding privatization has adopted a simplistic, contentious and often inaccurate understanding of the merits and implementation of the practice. The past twenty years have seen numerous instances of partisan debates over privatization which embrace universal ideologies either in favor or opposed to privatization as a whole. This has led to a myriad of privatization... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/566/privatization-analyzing-the-process-of-privatization-in-theory-and-practice http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/66/the-real-scoop-on-government-contracting By Donna L. Rimmel - Procurement in government, as well as in industry, is going through a tremendous change as a result of globalization, technological breakthroughs, and the surge in outsourcing services to outside vendors (Giallourakis, 2008, p. xiii, Preface).  The contracting world is growing by leaps and bounds, with no signs of letting up in the near future.  To accentuate this fact, the Defense Department is beginning the process of increasing its contracting workforce by adding 20,000 new employees by 2015, including converting approximately 10,000 contractor support positions to full-time government... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:36 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/66/the-real-scoop-on-government-contracting