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NJPRO Privatization PapersPrivatization Paper 1 (PDF, 28 KB)
Flex Benefit Plans a Win-Win for Taxpayers and Employees
Flexible benefit (cafeteria) plans for government employees help those employees meet rising health and child care costs while reducing federal income tax bills.

Privatization Paper 2 (PDF, 31 KB)
Municipal Government Survey Presents Possibilities and Pathways to More Efficient, Less Costly Government
New Jersey municipal governments have successful experience with privatization (outsourcing) and service sharing.

Privatization Paper 3 (PDF, 32 KB)
Improving Government Revenue-Collection Techniques Provides Big Benefits
State and local governments can increase revenue collections by tens of millions of dollars annually without imposing new taxes by using consumer friendly, private sector, revenue-collection techniques.

Privatization Paper 4 (PDF, 32 KB)
Governments Can Use PE Methods to Help Balance Budgets
Public Entrepreneurship (PE) enables governments to use their assets to bring in new revenues without raising taxes.

Privatization Paper 5 (PDF, 33 KB)
New Jersey's Local Procurement Laws Need Reform
Reforming New Jersey's local procurement laws will improve government efficiency, encourage innovation, and save taxpayer dollars.

Privatization Paper 6 (PDF, 40 KB)
Survey of New Jersey Residents Finds Strong Support for Privatization
An NJPRO survey of New Jersey residents finds strong support among New Jersey residents for the concept of privatization and for the actual privatization of certain government services.

Privatization Paper 7 (PDF, 35 KB)
Private and Public Land Preservation Efforts Are Complementary
New Jersey State government's goal of preserving one million acres of land will require substantial private-sector participation. In this case study, individual financial contributions and tax-advantaged donations reduced by nearly half the public cost of preserving a tract of rural land in central New Jersey. This shows that private efforts can plan an important role in open space and farmland preservations.

Privatization Paper 8 (PDF, 34 KB)
Brownfields Focus Makes Idle Urban Sites an Investment Opportunity
A survey of New Jersey municipal tax assessors indicates that brownfields (abandoned, contaminated industrial sites) are more prevalent and have more widespread economic impacts than previously believed. Brownfields redevelopment is a critical component of any urban development strategy.


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