In a message dated 15/10/2007 09:04:16 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
However, wouldn't it be better if public bodies were as efficient as
Private Industry. Pblic bodies *really* are *inefficient* and don't
live on this planet nor in the real world. - My experience with ALL
councils I have had to deal with over 20 years! ~Allan~
>From my experience, the only real difference between public and private
bodies are that public bodies are subject to more minute scrutiny and cannot
hide
inefficiency as much as the private ones.
Added to which, there is a general cynical view about public bodies which
doesn't necessarily stand up to scrutiny either. We can always identify
individual ('nit-picking'?) items to use as examples, but then use a broad
brush to
justify the benefits of private industry. Didn't the government sell off the
profitable and efficient parts of the public sector back in the 1970s partly
to keep public perception prejudiced that way? ;-)
DaveD
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