Recent calls for public sector reform advocate reinvention,deregulation, reengineering, outsourcing, and privatizationto address deficiencies in the classic bureaucratic model andto improve government performance. Reform efforts thatseek to capitalize on the advantages offered by the threesectors-public, private, and voluntary-include experimentsin public-private policy partnerships. Experience with coop-erative undertakings between the state and for-profit orthird-sector service providers spans the last three decades.This book examines the pros and cons of these public-privatepolicy partnerships, isolates the determinants of success orfailure across policy spheres, and identifies the circumstancesunder which cross-sector partnering should be promoted oravoided.