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Research Brief: Insourcing often leads to better service and cost-savings

6/6/201910/21/2019

By In the Public Interest

Recent research and the experiences of numerous local and state governments show that, by bringing critical functions back under public control, service quality can be improved and cost-savings can be achieved to make the best use of public money.

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