[lbo-talk] London Underground's Privatization Experiment Dead as Remaining PPP is Bought Out

[Wojtek S]

PPP is a technical term in public policy discourse, and it denotes a
meaningful reality. There is a difference between government agencies and
private entities these agencies contract to deliver public services -
neoliberalism notwithstanding.  To make a long story short, private entities
can do far more than government agencies can without running into legal
problems, and that is one of the main reasons why government agencies use
private entities.  Think Blackwater.

Wojtek

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Eric Beck <ersatzdog at gmail.com> wrote:


> Is the public-private distinction even relevant anymore? If
> neoliberalism has accomplished anything, it has meant the combining of
> and blurring the lines between capital's functions (production/profit)
> and the state's functions (capture/reorganization). Capital now has
> its own reterritorializing arms (public relations, nonprofits,
> foundations) while the state operates by value-producing and
> enterprise principles. I don't think it makes much sense to insist on
> the opposition.
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