Privatization and Corporate Performance

By: David Parker

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Hardcover | 1 January 2001

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This work collates 26 previously published papers on the impact of privatization on corporate performance. It features material on the theory of privatization, empirical studies on state and private ownership and privatization, and corporate performance.

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Non-Fiction Economics Political Economy Business & Management Ownership & Organisation of Enterprises Privitisation Industry & Industrial Studies Economic Theory & Philosophy Accounting & Finance Finance Corporate Finance

Acknowledgements
Introduction
From Private Preferences to Public Philosophy: The Development of Public Choice	p. 3
Privatization, Information and Incentives	p. 23
Economic Rationales for the Scope of Privatization	p. 39
Economic Perspectives on Privatization	p. 72
Privatization and Incentives	p. 94
Productive Efficiency in Public and Private Firms	p. 116
Nationalization vs. Regulation of Monopolies: The Effects of Ownership on Efficiency	p. 132
A Comment on Bradburd: "Privatisation of Natural Monopolies"	p. 166
A Theory of Privatisation	p. 180
Comparing the Efficiency of Private and Public Production: The Evidence from Five Countries	p. 193
The Comparative Performance of Public and Private Ownership	p. 223
The Price of Government Ownership: A Study of the Domtar Takeover	p. 259
Ownership and Performance in Competitive Environments: A Comparison of the Performance of Private, Mixed, and State-Owned Enterprises	p. 276
Regulatory Reform and Productivity Growth in the UK's Public Utilities	p. 309
Privatization, Liberalization, Wages and Employment: Theory and Evidence for the UK	p. 319
Extract from 'Divestiture: Questions and Answers' and 'Synthesis of Cases'	p. 343
The Financial and Operating Performance of Newly Privatized Firms: An International Empirical Analysis	p. 397
The Impact of UK Privatisation on Labour and Total Factor Productivity	p. 447
Privatization and Employment: A Study of the Jute Industry in Bangladesh	p. 467
A Case of the Curate's Egg: The Political Economy of Privatization in Guyana	p. 474
The Financial and Operating Performance of Newly Privatized Firms: Evidence from Developing Countries	p. 507
Privatization in Italy: An Analysis of Factor Productivity and Technical Efficiency	p. 537
Privatisation: A Policy in Search of a Rationale	p. 561
A Strategy for Industrial Development as a Basis for Regulation	p. 576
Theoretical Perspectives on Privatisation: Some Outstanding Issues	p. 592
Time to Rethink Privatization in Transition Economies?	p. 613
Name Index	p. 643
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