A number of privatization initiatives have been proposed in Pennsylvania in recent years. A combination of state and local budget crises has prompted these so-called public-private partnerships that seek to transfer ownership of public assets or services to the private sector in exchange for lump sums of money. Everything from the state lottery to liquor sales and even prisons are up for grabs. The belief among proponents of these deals is that the private sector can do many things better
- Crumbling Infrastructure, Crumbling Democracy: Infrastructure Privatization Contracts and Their Effects on State and Local Governance, March 1, 2011, by Ellen Dannin, Penn State Law
- Article by People for the American Way, "Predatory Privatization."
- Article on Pilly.com, "Top LCB officials said to take gifts, favors from vendors," June 20, 2012