If you want to find examples of things that don't work, you can always find them. When you look at what small businesses do directly, they outsource, they build themselves into global value chains all around the world, and they are able to compete and develop value. When services are delivered directly by government, or delivered by business, you'll always be able to find examples of where things go poorly. It doesn't mean that it's not worth trying or that we shouldn't learn from these experiences. We need to work hard to make sure that we manage our contracts properly and that we put the checks and balances in place to ensure that corruption doesn't take place.
On October 3rd, 2011. See this statement in context.