Deck 11: Ntersectoral Administration

Question 1

_________________________ occurs when the public, private, and independent sectors collaborate on the provision and management of public program and services.

A) Cross-sectional administration
B) Intersectoral administration
C) Intergovernmental administration
D) Attenuated administration

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The process of choosing the appropriate means of delivering or implementing a particular public program is referred to as

A) lobbying
B) integration
C) bidding
D) sourcing

Answer 2

D

Question 3

_____________________ occurs when government contracts with a for-profit company or nonprofit organization to provide public goods and services.

A) Privatization
B) Performance review
C) Personnel management
D) Policy analysis

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Approximately what percentage of state governments contract out public services?

A) 10%
B) 33%
C) 66%
D) 85%

Question 5

When attempting to secure contracts, private companies tend to

A) overstate costs attached to the contracts
B) negotiate in back rooms
C) underestimate cost estimates
D) pay contract fees to agency administrators

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a reason why governments collaborate with businesses and nonprofit organizations?

A) innovation
B) lower political risk
C) economic development
D) agency reduction

Question 7

Government officials who hired by companies who contract with their former employers are part of the

A) procurement workforce
B) flypaper effect
C) revolving door
D) open window

Question 8

______________________ are legal agreements to purchase goods.

A) Interstate compacts
B) Project grants
C) Service contracts
D) Procurement contracts

Question 9

A _______________________ is a legal agreement for the provision of training, personnel, professional support, or managerial support.

A) revenue bond
B) service contract
C) procurement contract
D) formula grant

Question 10

States privatize by contracting out ________________ to the private sector.

A) personnel
B) municipalities
C) goods
D) services

Question 11

Which is not a reason why states privatize their programs?

A) saving money
B) lack of specialized personnel
C) higher quality services
D) reward electoral constituencies

Question 12

Local reluctance to contract services may be influenced by

A) employee opposition
B) costs and quality
C) managerial flexibility
D) fear of the unknown

Question 13

____________________, rather than the private sector, increases the efficiency of government

A) Federalism
B) Intergovernmental relations
C) Competition
D) Outsourcing

Question 14

A _______________________ bond is a speculative investment in a public project that presumes the project will furnish the funds to pay back investors.

A) revenue
B) general obligation
C) block
D) formula

Question 15

What percentage of American adults do volunteer work each year?

A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 40%
D) 60%

Question 16

A central value of the federal approach to privatization is that government retains those functions that are necessary to the public interest.

Question 17

Sole source contracts are favored by federal administrators.

Question 18

Lobbyists must register with Congress.

Question 19

Government contractual relationships are often terminated after review.

Question 20

The Department of State is the world's largest, wealthiest bureaucracy.

Question 21

Fraud and abuse occur regularly in federal contracting relationships.

Question 22

State governments privatize at the same rate as federal and local governments.

Question 23

Citizen confidence in nonprofit organizations is higher than citizen confidence in government.

Question 24

All governments have used privatization to cope with the pressures of citizens who are both service demanding and tax resistant. However, federal, state, and local governments have gone about privatization in very different ways. Explain how they have diversified their efforts.

Question 25

What motivates governments to collaborate with the private and/or nonprofit sectors in the provision of public programs?

Question 26

Briefly outline the history of federal privatization policy.

Question 27

Explain the process of how the federal government contracts with the private sector, focusing on the phases of integration, operation, and separation.

Question 28

What are the four reforms that have been implemented to curtail corruption in federal contracting practices? How successful have these reforms been?

Question 29

Describe the major ways that state governments privatize. How does this differ from the federal and local experience?

Question 30

What are the barriers to privatization at the local level? When local governments choose to privatize, how does service management compare to the federal and state experience?

Question 31

What are the eight points that public managers should keep in mind when contracting out public goods and services?

Question 32

The government corporation has been both criticized and praised. What are some of the major critiques, both positive and negative, leveled at the government corporation?

Question 33

There are many motivations for government collaboration with businesses and nonprofit organizations. Please list and discuss five of these motivational factors. Which do you find most persuasive, and why?