Who Benefits from Privatisation? / Edition 1

by Moazzem Hossain, Justin Malbon

Overview

This edited collection examines the impact of privatisation and the lessons to be learnt from it for the purpose of regulatory reform. The contributors analyse the benefits and losses of privatisation in a variety of countries from economic, legal and consumer perspectives and address fundamental questions such as whether private ownership necessarily leads to better incentives for management and productivity.
The book contains illustrative case studies of the Australian telecommunications industry, the deregulation of the Swedish taxi and postal industries, Californian telecommunications industries as well as discussing consumer responses to the privatisation of key utilities in the UK. The impact of privatisation in developing nations is also addressed, with particular reference to India and Malaysia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415171892
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/22/1998
Series:	Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy , #16
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Moazzem Hossain, Justin Malbon

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface List of Tables List of Figures List of Contributors 1. Introduction Moazzem Hossain and Justin Malbon 2. Gaining Balance on the Regulatory Tightrope Justin Malbon 3. 'Plus ca Change ... ': The Effects of Markets and Corporate Law on the Governance of Privatised Enterprises Michael J. Whincop and Stuart Rowland 4. The Economics of Privatisation Allan Brown 5. Privatisation Doesn't Necessarily Equal Competition: The UK Experience Colin Meek 6. Preserving Consumer Protection and Education in a Deregulated Electric Services World: Challenges for the Post-Modern Regulator Michael Shames 7. Business Induced Barriers in Explaining the Effects of Deregulation: Two Swedish Case Studies Maria Bengtsson, Agneta Marell and Andrew Baldwin 8. Privatisation in Malaysia: A Social and Economic Paradox Winnie Goh and J.K. Sundram 9. Quantitive Analysis of Economic Reforms Outcomes of the Indian Manufacturing Sector Hiranyi Mukhopadhyay 10. Liberalisation and Privatisation: India's Telecommunications Reforms Moazzem Hossain 11. The Other Side of the National Competition Policy Debate: Perspective on the Public Interest and Community Services Eileen Webb 12. Cautionary Reflections on the Privatisation Push Charles Sampford Appendix