Privatization South American Style / Edition 1

by Luigi Manzetti

Overview

This book analyzes both the macro and micro factors under which policies of privatization of nationalized industries took place in Argentina, Brazil, and Peru. It examines the economics of achieving privatization, the policy reform that took place, and the factors that emerged to wither, encourage, or deter privatization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198294665
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/10/2000
Series:	Oxford Studies in Democratization
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 6.25(h) x 0.94(d)
Lexile:	1490L (what's this?)

About the Author

Southern Methodist University, Dedmen College, Texas

Table of Contents

1. The Political Economy of Privatization2. Privatization In The 1980s: Politics As Usual3. Argentina4. Brazil5. Peru6. The Theory and Practice of State Divestiture

Editorial Reviews

"As a complement to Privatization South American Style, Judith Clifton's in-depths analysis of privatization in the Mexican telecommunications sector offers a clearer understanding of precisely how political need can produce economic inefficiency."— Latin American Research Review

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