Privatization and After discusses the need to monitor privatization. The authors argue that monitoring will show whether or not the process is fulfilling its objectives and contributing to improved economic performance. The book also assesses the need for, and techniques of, regulating privatized enterprises in situations of continuing monopoly or significant market control. This is supported by an in-depth analysis of regulation in the UK and its implications for developing countries. Further illustrative material is drawn from a range of developed, developing and former socialist countries.

Privatization and Equity, the contributors look at some of the problems brought about by the change to private ownership. They identify factors which can lead to greater inequality, including changes in market structure, foreign ownership and operating policies. They also highlight the consequences of ignoring considerations of equity. In the short term these can discredit privatization programmes, and in the long term might even see them reversed.

Product Description: Privatization has been one of the most important elements of public policy in the last decade and there have been massive transfers of ownership from the public to the private sector on a national and international level. This book combines thematic papers with country case studies to discuss the mechanisms which have enabled this to occur, and to assess privatization's mixed achievements...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Documents the recent developments in privatisation through 25 country case-studies. The studies outline the varying privatisation programmes, comparing them with material from developed, developing and former communist countries.

Product Description: Public enterprises have played a central part in the development of mixed economies in the post-World War II period, but they are now in a crisis phase. Privatization has pushed back the level of public enterprise almost throughout the world...read more

Product Description: Subjects the privatisation programmes of countries as diverse as Pakistan, Nigeria and Peru to critical scrutiny. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of development studies and economics.

Product Description: How amenable is public enterprise to the implementation of national distributional policies? This is the question explored here by Professor Ramanadham. This book should be of interest to lecturers and advanced students in economics, political economy and development studies.

Product Description: First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.