Privatization

On October 12, 1984, a conference was held in Washington, D.C., attended by leaders from major public policy research institutes. The theme of the conference was: HOW IDEAS CAUSE CHANGE.

The questions posed were profound: Why is it that some ideas cause change and not others? When an idea does lead to change, how does it do so? And, can an understanding of the answers to these questions allow public policy institutes to systematically produce ideas that cause change?

The focus of the conference was on the privatization revolution now taking place in Britain, and the movement toward privatization that is occurring in countries all over the world. Privatization explores the "hows" and the "whys" of this revolution, and what research institutes can do to further privatization in the U.S.