In essence, the rationale for contracting out the production and assessment of fiscal forecasts is that even if people disagree with the particular conclusions that have been reached, there is the reassurance that the conclusions reflect dispassionate professional judgement - rather than the wishful thinking of politicians.
Indeed, that motive is a strong rationale for contracting out in the first place, the assumption being that the private sector can do things faster, better, and cheaper.
Why should I have to sign up for a contract when the entire rationale for contracts is to subsidize cellphone, which I'm providing?
Labour rights for contracted workers and the model's rationale for widening health care coverage and increasing quality and efficiency of resource allocation are not irreconcilable.
In explaining their rationale for renewing the contract, department officials have said they fear that borrowers would be inconvenienced if their loans were transferred from Navient to another company.
"We're here to support the customer, and he has an urgent need," said Col. Anthony Bell, a spokesman for the occupation on contracting issues, explaining the rationale for the rapid granting of contracts.
That spokeswoman, Emily Gest, declined to comment on the rationale for the review of the contract, under which the nonprofit organization, Basics Inc., will provide housing for homeless families over the next five years.
The Giuliani administration, saying that the comptroller routinely oversteps his charter-granted powers and delays the start of contracts, has proposed eliminating a city policy that requires the administration to tell the comptroller how many bids are submitted for each contract and the rationale for selecting the winner.
The justice agreed with Mr. Hevesi that there was no rationale for using a less competitive process than normal in awarding the contracts.
But as the economy recovers, if the use of zero-hours contracts does not diminish, there is a strong rationale for moderating their use to ensure greater transparency for workers and a reduction in their use as a management tool.
Early in this century, economic liberty--the notion that the inviolability of contracts prohibits government interference in private business activity--provided the rationale for Supreme Court decisions, since overruled, that struck down laws establishing a minimum wage and banning child labor.
