GOVERNMENT-OWNED PLANT EQUIPMENT FUNRISHED TO CONTRACTORS: AN ANALYSIS OF POLICY AND PRACTICE
Abstract
An analysis is made of government policy and practice in providing contractors with industrial plant equipment; contractor motivations to accept such equipment; and alternatives to current policy. The government prefers that contractors furnish their own equipment for several reasons: Ideologically, in a free-enterprise economy, firms should supply their own equipment. It is difficult to control a large inventory in scattered locations. The practice tends to restrict competition by conferring advantages on contractors possessing the equipment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0699553
Entities
People
- Edward Greenberg
Organizations
- RAND Corporation