2.A core research finding: CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT
3.The United States Context
4.Outsourcing extends to core governmental functions in the United States
5.An example of U.S. policy making and implementation involving contracting out: welfare governance
6.Some observations on this arrangement:
7.Welfare reform outcomes related to outsourcing
8.Conclusions about outsourcing that may be drawn from the negative U.S. welfare reform outcomes:
9.In sum:
Public law foundation underlying government action: broad, deep, well-established
•U.S. Constitution (1789)
•50 state-level constitutions
•national and state statutes
•national and state administrative regulations
•history of significant judicial policy-making
Outsourcing extends to core governmental functions in the United StatesInternational wars
Example: reliance upon contractors such as Blackwater, U.S.A., for “security support” in Iraq
•Domestic security
Example: the changing Federal Protective Service and its role in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina
•Regulation
Example: drafting of environmental regulations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by private law firms

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