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Public Libraries Privatized: New Management Model Sparks Controversy and Concern

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Contracting Public Library Management to Private Vendors: The New Public Management Model
Robert C. Ward, Michael Carpenter

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The article discusses how public library management is being handed over to private companies through a management approach called New Public Management (NPM). This approach uses economic market models and public choice theories to provide public services. In the United States, this has been seen in movements like “Reinventing Government” and “Competitive Sourcing”. A key part of NPM in the US is outsourcing government services to private or non-profit organizations.