September 2003
Privatization of Public Services
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The FTAA will contain "a series
of commitments" that seek to create the climate
for the privatization of public services. (1)
Many of the social safety nets provided by our government
come under fire as private companies seek to gain
profit from providing these services.
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Housing, Demographics, Hunger,
Income & Poverty Levels
National
Priorities Project
http://database.nationalpriorities.org/
Click on Issue Search to create customized tables
by state on spending for social safety nets.
Water,
Energy, Prison, Healthcare, Social Services & Education
Polaris
Institute
http://www.polarisinstitute.org/corp_profiles/public_service_gats/
corp_profiles_ps_gats.html
Company profiles on corporations looking to gain from privatization
of public services. Includes companies looking to gain from
privatization of: water, energy, prisons, healthcare, social
services, education, postal service.
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