Recent articles by Stephen Lisauskas from governing.com http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=125444483 Stephen Lisauskas is a GOVERNING contributor. He is Senior Fellow on Urban Revitalization at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. Municipal Outsourcing: Do's and Don'ts http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/Municipal-Outsourcing-Dos-and-Donts.html Contracting out is not an all-purpose solution, but, done right, it can help deliver better services for less money.