Word: perform
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Members of three Harvard choruses, the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) and two Boston singing groups will perform the "Trinity Mass" at Sanders Theater and then travel to New York City for a performance at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine...
Many physicians in the high-risk fields, like surgery and obstetrics, are choosing to perform only relatively safe services or to leave the state, according to Rockett...
...look at the idea in part because the budget crunch has forced Congress to reduce federal aid to state and local governments. Faced with that austerity, towns are looking for new ways to reduce their spending. Says Phoenix Mayor Terry Goddard, whose city saves money by hiring companies to perform such services as street sweeping and landfill management: "We're all in a fiscal bind right now, exacerbated by federal cuts and GrammRudman, and it is not going to get better. To a greater degree than ever before, cities are dependent upon their own resources, and they're going...
...communities that have been most innovative is La Mirada, Calif. (pop. 41,000), in Los Angeles County. City officials have hired private firms to run the parks and recreation department, perform public-works inspections, provide day-care services and remove graffiti from public buildings. Mass transit in the form of comfortable vans is supplied by a company called Dial-A-Ride. Says La Mirada City Manager Gary Sloan: "In some areas, privatization has been the most efficient, cost-effective way of providing service...
...private contractors have several incentives to maintain quality. Their contracts can be canceled, and they often face competition from other companies. Moreover, private firms generally have more freedom than public agencies to fire employees who do not perform well. Evidence abounds that companies can provide many services more cheaply than governments can. When Los Angeles County reviewed the results of its extensive privatization, it found that it was saving $23 million a year on 450 contracts. A study by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found that cities that have not privatized spend an average of 96% more...