The privatization of state-provided services is often high on libertarians' wish lists. But how do we get there from here? And how do we avoid losing our principles along the way? The dismantling of communism has given us some valuable data about how to divest state-owned assets, but sometimes the results have been far from satisfying. In the United States, the problems of privatization are smaller but still quite real, and libertarians need to offer a credible policy roadmap in this area if they are to convince a skeptical public.
Sheldon Richman, longtime editor of The Freeman, leads this month's discussion. Joining him will be Leonard Gilroy, Director of Government Reform at the Reason Foundation; Dru Stevenson, Professor of Law and the Helen and Harry Hutchins Research Professor at the Southern Texas College of Law; and Cato Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole.
Sheldon Richman, longtime editor of The Freeman, leads this month's discussion. Joining him will be Leonard Gilroy, Director of Government Reform at the Reason Foundation; Dru Stevenson, Professor of Law and the Helen and Harry Hutchins Research Professor at the Southern Texas College of Law; and Cato Senior Fellow Randal O'Toole.
