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In Hollywood's search for cheap, distinctive, and authentic locations, producers and directors are taking their business to foreign soil. Only one of the five 2002 Best Picture nominees was shot in the United States_The Hours, filmed in Hollywood, Florida. Contracting Out Hollywood addresses the American trend of 'runaway productions'_the growing practice of producing American films and television programs on foreign shores. Greg Elmer and Mike Gasher have gathered a group of contributors who seek to explain the phenomenon from historical, political, economic, and cultural perspectives, using case studies, challenges to contemporary screen, media, and globalization theories, and analyses of changing government politics toward cultural industries.

Contracting Out

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Civil Service

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 88


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Contracting Out

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. Subcommittee on Human Resources

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 312


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Contracting Out

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Investigations

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 444


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This text analyzes contracting out government services through the prism of economics. Beginning with the theory of privatization, it examines contracting in the criminal justice area and other diverse areas, as well as exploring the mechanics, obstacles and effects of contracting.
Contracting out for services has become a popular technique in government's perennial quest to cut spending. Yet seldom has the practice been examined from any but the public choice approach. This book explores contracting out in the important area of human services, covering the critical conditions of contracting and the vital points of politics, procedures, service quality, and effectiveness. In doing so, DeHoog uses three theoretical perspectives drawn from social science traditions: the economic perspective of market imperfections, the political perspective of cooptation, and the interdisciplinary perspective of organizational decision-making. To evaluate the perspectives and their predictions in the human services, DeHoog has examined contracting in social services (Title XX) and employment and training programs, (CETA), primarily through in-depth interviews with participants.