Discussion 3
In this video I argue against turning PG&E into a government-run entity – for the reason that separating the service from the government most likely provides a better chance for oversight. I could be wrong… and you do not have to agree with me. (But I do ask for you to understand the economics and logic of the argument) I guess the more important point that I want to make is that to some extent it does not matter if it is run by the private sector or by government – either it is a challenge to “force” it to provide low cost and high quality service because there is no competition. What do you think? Do any of you have good or bad examples of government run products/services? We have many international students here I think… always interesting to hear about how other countries work! Apologies – the sound cuts out at the end but I think you get the jist of my argument. Remember, effective discussion is 30% of your grade. The rubric for how I assess participation is found in the “Grading and Assessments” page of the syllabus. But don’t do this for points … do it to better learn the content.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1doAK98oKX4Znq9cP1e_9Ro7I8E1akS44/view?usp=sharing
