The privatization of large state-owned enterprises is one of the most radical policy developments of the last quarter century. Right-wing governments have privatized in an effort to decrease the size of government, while left-wing governments have privatized either to compensate for the failures of state-owned firms or to generate revenues. In this way, privatization has spread from Europe to Latin America, from Asia to Africa, reaching its zenith with Central and Eastern Europe's transition from socialism to capitalism. ...
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The privatization of large state-owned enterprises is one of the most radical policy developments of the last quarter century. Right-wing governments have privatized in an effort to decrease the size of government, while left-wing governments have privatized either to compensate for the failures of state-owned firms or to generate revenues. In this way, privatization has spread from Europe to Latin America, from Asia to Africa, reaching its zenith with Central and Eastern Europe's transition from socialism to capitalism. In many countries state ownership has been an important tool in bringing cheap water, energy, and transport to poorer segments of the population. In other instances, it has sponsored aggressive cutbacks, corruption, and cronyism. Privatization: Successes and Failures evaluates the practices and results of privatization in Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Featuring the world's leading economists and experts on privatization, this volume offers a broad and balanced analysis of specific privatization projects and uncovers some surprising trends. Partial privatization, for example, tends to be more widespread than one might think, and the effects of privatization on efficiency are generally mixed but rarely negative. Also, while privatization appears uncontroversial in competitive sectors, it becomes increasingly complex in more monopolistic sectors where good regulation is crucial. Privatization concludes with alternative frameworks for countries in Africa and other regions that seek to develop privatization policy and programs.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 231 p. Contains: Tables, black & white, Figures. Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in De. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2008002449 Type of material Book Main title Privatization: successes and failures / edited by Gerard Roland; foreword by Joseph E. Stiglitz. Published/Created New York: Columbia University Press, c2008. Description xix, 231 p. : ill.; 24 cm. ISBN 9780231141604 (cloth: alk. paper) 0231141602 (cloth: alk. paper) 9780231518284 (e-book) 0231518285 (e-book) LC classification HD3850. P737 2008 Related names Roland, Ge?rard, 1954-Contents Private and public ownership in economic theory / Gerard Roland--Privatization in West Europe: stylized facts, outcomes, and issues / Bernardo Bortolotti and Valentina Milella--Privatization in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth Of Independent States / Jan Hanousek, Evzen Kocenda, and Jan Svejnar--Privatization in Africa: what has happened? What is to be done? / John Nellis--Privatization in Latin America: the good, the ugly, and the unfair / Antonio Estache and Lourdes Trujill--Privatization in South Asia / Nandini Gupta--A critical review of the evolving privatization debate / Jomo K.S. LC Subjects Privatization. Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. Series Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia (Series) Dewey class no. 338.9/25 Other system no. (OCoLC)184821588
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