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Future historians will undoubtedly describe the 1980s and 1990s as the era of privatization, when an unprecedented amount of worldwide control was transferred from the public sector to private ownership. This dynamic process, fueled by the fall of communist regimes across Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, is currently among the most hotly debated topics in the U.S. policy community. This volume examines the promises and pitfalls of national and global privatization, providing a variety of perspectives on how privatization can best be achieved. Supported by a wealth of empirical evidence, the contributors assess the institutional changes and economic impact of this worldwide phenomenon.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: The Political Economy of Privatization
Chapter 2 Privatization for Economic Development
Chapter 3 The Missing Ingredient: What Poor Countries Will Need to Make Their Markets Work
Chapter 4 Privatization, Incentives, and Economic Performance
Chapter 5 Taxation, Enforcement Costs, and the Incentives to Privatize
Chapter 6 Growing a Post-Communist Legal System
Chapter 7 Spontaneous Privatization in Transition Economies
Chapter 8 Bottom-up Privatization: The Czech Experience
Chapter 9 The Financial and Operating Performance of Newly Privatized Firms: An International Empirical Analysis
Chapter 10 Politics and Property Rights: China's Reform Experiences
Chapter 11 Between Mercantilism and Markets: An Analysis of Privatization in Mexico
Chapter 12 The Demand and Supply of Property Rights on the Frontier: The Case of North America and Brazil
Chapter 13 Can Privatization Succeed in a Western Democracy? Lessons From New Zealand

Product details

Published 22 May 1996
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 274
ISBN 9781461705307
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Series The Political Economy Forum
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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