The Political Economy of Privatization

by Thomas Clarke (Editor), Christos Pitelis (Editor)

Overview

In The Political Economy of Privatization the authors assess the success of privatization. The work is an international study of the extensive privatization, and the pressure towards privatization, in different parts of the world. The book includes:
* A study of the relationship between ownership and performance;
* An assessment of the importance of market structure and regulation;
* A discussion of privatization strategies within the public sector;
* Individual country case-studies, looking at the experience of different countries engaged in the contrasting approaches to privatization.
* A critical assessment of the much vaunted relationship between ownership and efficiency.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134799015
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/17/2005
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	500
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Thomas Clarke is Professor of Coporate Governance at Leeds Buusiness School, Leeds Metropolitan University.
Christos Pitelis is the Barclays Bank Lecturer in Industrial Organization & Corporate Strategy at the Judge Institute of Management Studies and Official Fellow in Economics at Queen's College ,University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

List of figures, List of tables, Contributors, Preface, 1 INTRODUCTION: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PRIVATIZATION, Part I Ownership and performance, Part II Market structure and regulation, Part III Privatization strategies within the public sector, Part IV Privatization in advanced industrial economies, Part V Privatization in Eastern Europe, Part VI Privatization in developing countries, Index

Editorial Reviews

The Scotland conference at which these 21 papers were originally presented was delayed by the coup in Russia, underscoring the volatile relationship of politics and economics which has been fueled by rapid market growth in Eastern Europe and the touting of privatization as the solution for reviving prosperity. These contributors critically examine such assumptions in the areas of ownership, performance, regulation, and privatization strategies in the UK, New Zealand, Japan, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Malaysia, and Tanzania. Not surprisingly, the conclusions regarding private sector efficiency and effectiveness are as varied as the political stabilities in each country. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

‘For a comprehensive balance-sheet on the flight from public ownership, specialists should refer to The Political Economy of Privatization.' - New Statesman & Society

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