Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS)

We are also interested in the factors that may encourage or discourage privatization. Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently involved in privatization effort(s) of any kind, as far as you know, has the influence of your jurisdiction's employees played a role in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract out services or operations?

We are also interested in the factors that may encourage or discourage privatization. Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently involved in privatization effort(s) of any kind, as far as you know, have labor contracts in your jurisdiction played a role in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract out services or operations?

We are also interested in the factors that may encourage or discourage privatization. Whether or not your jurisdiction is currently involved in privatization effort(s) of any kind, as far as you know, has a lack of in-house expertise or resources played a role in encouraging your jurisdiction to contract out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has a lack of availability of private firms or providers played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, have higher costs than expected from private service delivery or bids played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has prior negative experience with privatization played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has a local political climate emphasizing public control over service delivery played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has the influence of citizens played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has the influence of businesses or business groups played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has the influence of your jurisdiction's elected officials played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has the influence of your jurisdiction's employees played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, have labor contracts in your jurisdiction played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has sufficient in-house expertise or resources played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has a lack of in-house ability to oversee contracts played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Now, as far as you know, has a lack of precedent played a role in discouraging your jurisdiction from contracting out services or operations?

Although conditions in individual jurisdictions will vary, in your opinion, what priority should ultimately be given to cuts in repayments to the jurisdiction's bondholders in the course of bankruptcy?

How closely are you following issues surrounding Detroit's bankruptcy filing?

Based on what you know now, in general, to what extent do you agree or disagree that, overall, Detroit's bankruptcy filing was the right thing to do?

Based on what you know now, in general, to what extent do you agree or disagree that bankruptcy will help Detroit restructure and cut costs, and therefore be in a better long term financial position?

Based on what you know now, in general, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the bankruptcy process won't result in better policy making or management for the City of Detroit in the long run?

Based on what you know now, in general, to what extent do you agree or disagree that Detroit's filing will make bankruptcies more likely among other struggling Michigan local governments?

Based on what you know now, in general, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the State of Michigan should provide new financial assistance to help Detroit?

Based on what you know now, in general, to what extent do you agree or disagree that the federal government should provide new financial assistance to help Detroit?

Based on what you know now, in general, to what extent do you agree or disagree that Detroit's fiscal health is important to Michigan's overall fiscal health?

What overall impact, if any, do you think Detroit's bankruptcy filing has had or will have on Michigan's reputation?

What overall impact, if any, do you think Detroit's bankruptcy filing has had or will have on the confidence of Michigan citizens in the state's future?

What overall impact, if any, do you think Detroit's bankruptcy filing has had or will have on Michigan's ability to attract tourism and conventions?

What overall impact, if any, do you think Detroit's bankruptcy filing has had or will have on the ability of Michigan's local governments to attract and retain talented public employees?

What overall impact, if any, do you think Detroit's bankruptcy filing has had or will have on local government home rule and discretion under Michigan state law?

What overall impact, if any, do you think Detroit's bankruptcy filing has had or will have on Michigan local governments' cost of borrowing through issuing debt in the near term?