Privatization at the End of the Century [electronic resource] /
Preface -- I. The Economics of Privatization -- When the State Changes Its Mind: The Puzzle of Discontinuity in Government Control of Economic Activity -- Privatization and Economic Growth: Reflections and Observations -- An Alternative to Privatization: Coping with Managerial Slack in Public Firms -- Public Choice Aspects of Privatization Policies: Driving Forces and Obstacles -- Methods of Privatization: Auctions, Bargaining, and Giveaways -- Comment on the Methods of Privatization: Politico-Economic and Historical Issues -- II. Country Experiences -- Privatization in the United Kingdom and Poland: The Model and Its Transformation -- Privatization in Eastern Germany: The Never-Ending Story of the Treuhand -- Privatization in the Czech Republic and Russia: The Voucher Model -- Privatization in Estonia and Hungary: Selling Out -- Comment on the Hungarian Experience: Trade Sales versus Mass Privatization -- Privatization in China: Something to Learn From? -- III. A Broader Perspective -- Regulation of Privatized Networks: The Case of Telecommunications -- Comment on the Regulation of Privatized Networks: The Case of Electricity Industry -- Private Provision of Public Goods and Services -- About the Authors.
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1997
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Subjects: | Economics., Management science., Economics, general., |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60825-4 |
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Summary: | Preface -- I. The Economics of Privatization -- When the State Changes Its Mind: The Puzzle of Discontinuity in Government Control of Economic Activity -- Privatization and Economic Growth: Reflections and Observations -- An Alternative to Privatization: Coping with Managerial Slack in Public Firms -- Public Choice Aspects of Privatization Policies: Driving Forces and Obstacles -- Methods of Privatization: Auctions, Bargaining, and Giveaways -- Comment on the Methods of Privatization: Politico-Economic and Historical Issues -- II. Country Experiences -- Privatization in the United Kingdom and Poland: The Model and Its Transformation -- Privatization in Eastern Germany: The Never-Ending Story of the Treuhand -- Privatization in the Czech Republic and Russia: The Voucher Model -- Privatization in Estonia and Hungary: Selling Out -- Comment on the Hungarian Experience: Trade Sales versus Mass Privatization -- Privatization in China: Something to Learn From? -- III. A Broader Perspective -- Regulation of Privatized Networks: The Case of Telecommunications -- Comment on the Regulation of Privatized Networks: The Case of Electricity Industry -- Private Provision of Public Goods and Services -- About the Authors. |
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