Adjusting Privatization: Case Studies from Developing Countries - Brossura

Adam, Christopher; Cavendish, William; Mistry, Percy S.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0852551339 ISBN 13: 9780852551332

Casa editrice: James Currey, 1992

Riassunto

Privatization emerged in the 1980s as a component of structural adjustment policies and was viewed as a cure-all for the ills of the public sector. This book, through case studies in seven countries, shows how the structure of developing economies can even reverse the sought after benefits of privatization.

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Recensione

This superb study of privatization in the developing world is the best this reviewer has seen. - J. Prager, New York University in CHOICE The buzz word in Africa these days, as in other parts of the developing world, is privatization, put forward by aid donors as a cure-all for Africa's economic woes and as a counterpart to political liberalization. But does privatization work, and if so, how?...Required reading for policy makers. 'AFRICA ANALYSIS

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: James Currey
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0852551339
• ISBN 13: 9780852551332
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile