1. TERMS Privatization Contracting-out Governance

2. LEFT, LIBERAL AND RIGHT Strong government: Policy focus Weak government: Less government Institutional focus

3. WHATS AN INSTITUTION? Rules by which we govern ourselves Means of enforcing them Examples: Parliament, the courts, city council, mayoralty But also: Rule of law, civil liberties, one-person-one-vote

4. PUBLIC CHOICE Anything the market can do, it can do better Why? Choice Competition Exception: externalities

5. REINVENT GOVERNMENT Privatize if possible Steer, dont row Put jobs out to tender Competition within government

6. SUMMARY: DONT LOOK TO GOVERNMENT Strengthen private enterprise Enhance individual choice Solve our own problems, or Initiate community action

7. AGREEMENT & DISAGREEMENT WITHIN THE RIGHT WING Social welfare measures Common ground. Local government should stick to: Hard services Support for economic development Fiscal prudence Public order

8. WINNIPEG EXAMPLES Garbage collection Charleswood Bridge Water park

9. MORE THEORY Small, specialized units of government Weak government More representative Competition within government Two ways to be small Small jurisdictions Fragmentation

11. STILL MORE THEORY Different kinds and levels of services: Choice Voting with your feet

12. CRITIQUE Cheap labour Collusion in bidding Danger in garbage contracts? Mobility is for privileged people Flim-flam: Taking a ride on business prestige Charleswood Bridge?

13. WHATS GOOD ABOUT PUBLIC CHOICE? Department-by-department accounting Contracting some jobs out, with departments allowed to bid, provided good wages are ensured Require unionized workforce Living wage provisions

14. RIGHT WING CONSTITUENCY Supporters of economic growth, including Business people Homeowners Anyone who considers business people good managers Varieties of conservatives Boosters Fiscal conservatives

15. RIGHT WING ISSUES Economic development Infrastructure development Public order Keep public expenditures and taxes down Resisting public sector unions