It might be a controversial take, sure, but the linked article/post makes a pretty thoughtful case for the benefits of having functional state capacity vs. outsourcing or just not having it
It might be a controversial take, sure, but the linked article/post makes a pretty thoughtful case for the benefits of having functional state capacity vs. outsourcing or just not having it
Even in an ideal situation you’d need a government agency to oversee the bidding process, and to monitor the services to ensure they’re effective. I just don’t see how that ends up saving money, especially when the company has to also make a profit.
Plus, there’s some things government handles that shouldn’t ever have a profit motive. And ideal society would have zero prisons, but there’s an entire prison industry in the US that has a vested interest in growing the prison population.
If we’re talking about a big operation then the bidding savings can be dwarfed by the cost of overseeing the project. Not to mention the government needs to oversee its own work too, to make sure an acceptable result.