https://inthepublicinterest.org/race-to-the-bottom-how-outsourcing-public-services-rewards-corporations-and-punishes-the-middle-class-2/

https://ourfuture.org/20140604/government-contracting-out-costs-more-than-it-saves-hurts-people

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

1. Describe the basic premise of the Race to the Bottom study in terms of public employees being displaced by contracting public services.

2 According to the study, identify negative impacts that contracting out has on individuals and a community.

3. When governments decide to outsource, what instructions should be given to contractors in order to safeguard social and economic considerations of their workforce as well as the individuals they serve?

4. How can contracting out place stress on municipal budgets?

5. Explain the term "Ladder of Opportunity."

6. Contrast decision making under principles stated by Race to the Bottom with traditional decision making to contract out, i.e., cost and quality standards.

7. According to Race to the Bottom, describe, if any, the lasting effects of contracting out has on society. Emphasis added.

8. In a few words, comment on the substance of Johnson's response to the Race to the Bottom study.

9. Notwithstanding the institution of innovative reforms, explain how outsourcing of public services has had an effect on the social and economic wellbeing of individuals in a community.

10. How can outsourcing contribute to income inequality?