Privatization Experiences In The European Union

Author : Marko Köthenbürger
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262112965
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatization Experiences in the European Union written by Marko Köthenbürger and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experts evaluate the varied outcomes of privatization experiences in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK. The trend toward privatization, which began with privatization experiments in the UK under Margaret Thatcher and the deregulation of the telecommunications sector in the United States, has attracted the attention of policymakers over the past two decades. Privatization is broadly supported by most academic economists, but the results of actual privatization efforts seem mixed. In the UK, for example, telecom rates fell sharply after privatization, but privatized rail service was widely perceived to have declined dramatically in quality. In this CESifo volume, international experts examine the experiences of 10 EU countries, evaluating the real outcomes of privatization policies in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the UK.The effects of privatization--which includes not only changes in ownership of public activitiesand entities but also liberalization of markets and deregulation--are difficult to distinguish from the effects of other economywide influences. The studies in this volume meet this methodological challenge by using a well-defined set of criteria, including reducing consumer prices, increasing quantity, and improving quality, by which to make their assessments. Background chapters provide a conceptual framework for considering the issues. Contributors Pablo Arocena, Sean D. Barrett, Ansgar Belke, Michel Berne, Henrik Christoffersen, Andrea Goldstein, Günter Knieps, David Newbery, Martin Paldam, David Parker, Gérard Pogorel, Friedrich Schneider, Eric van Damme, Ingo Vogelsang, Johan Willner

Author : Judith Clifton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475737335
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatisation in the European Union written by Judith Clifton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judith Clifton, Francisco Comín and Daniel Díaz Fuentes in Privatisation in the European Union reject the two dominant explanations provided in literature, which include a simple 'Americanisation' of policy and a 'varied' privatisation experience without a common driving force. Using a systematic comparative analysis of privatisation experiences in each country from the 1980s to the beginning of the twenty first century, the authors show how the process of European integration and the need for internationally competitive industries have constituted key driving forces in the quest for privatisation across the EU. As privatisation slows down at the turn of the millennium, what future can citizens expect for public enterprises? Privatisation in the European Union is essential reading for researchers, students and policy-makers interested in privatisation, EU policy and the history of public enterprises.

Author : David Parker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113473350X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatization in the European Union written by David Parker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-31 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book identifies different national characteristics in terms of the motivation to privatise, the scale of privatization and its consequences. In the opening chapters there is a detailed overview of the theoretical economic issues involved in privatisation and an assessment of privatization across the EU. The remaining ten chapters contain national case studies of EU countries which review the history of state ownership and privatization in each of these countries and evaluate the extent of privatisation. The role of European Commission directives in deregulating markets and stimulating privatisation is also examined.

Author : Marianne Beishem
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1136562249
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Limits to Privatization written by Marianne Beishem and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limits to Privatization is the first thorough audit of privatizations from around the world. It outlines the historical emergence of globalization and liberalization, and from analyses of over 50 case studies of best- and worst-case experiences of privatization, it provides guidance for policy and action that will restore and maintain the right balance between the powers and responsibilities of the state, the private sector and the increasingly important role of civil society. The result is a book of major importance that challenges one of the orthodoxies of our day and provides a benchmark for future debate.

Author : Marica Frangakis
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230250688
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatisation against the European Social Model written by Marica Frangakis and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the EU as powerful driver of the wave of privatizations in the network industries and public services since the early 1990s. Based on theoretical arguments and empirical studies it examines the impact of these policies on what is regarded as the normative pillars of the European Social Model.

Author : Roman Frydman
Publisher : Central European University Press
ISBN 13 : 9633864917
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatization in Eastern Europe written by Roman Frydman and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Eastern Europe privatization is now a mass phenomenon. The authors propose a model of it by means of an illustration from the example of Poland, which envisages the free provision of shares in formerly public undertakings to employees and consumers, and the provision of corporate finance from foreign intermediaries. One danger that emerges is that of bureaucratization. On the broader canvas, mass privatization implies the reform of the whole system, the creation of a suitable economic infrastructure for a market economy and the institutions of corporate governance. The authors point out the need for a delicate balance between evolution - which may be too slow - and design - which brings the risk of more government involvement than it is able to manage. A chapter originating as a European Bank working paper explores the banking implications of setting up a totally new financial sector with interlocking classes of assets. The economic effects merge into politics as the role of the state is investigated. Teachers and graduate students of public/private sector economies, East European affairs; advisers to bankers or commercial companies with Eastern European interests.

Author : David Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781854493712
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatisation in the European Union written by David Parker and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Borislav Grahovac
Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781594540738
Total Pages : 204 pages
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Download or read book East and West European Public-private Partnerships written by Borislav Grahovac and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with an increasingly important topic. As governments are expected to provide their citizens with more services at less cost, the traditional vehicles of public sector agencies and companies prove to be too expensive. New forms of providing public services are needed. The study explains the basis for public ownership and how public ownership forms have changed over time to accommodate requirements of efficiency in economic and social environments that have become more complex. The book examines experiences in specific sectors and the form of management of public companies that have emerged, with a particular focus on the energy and communications sectors where government ownership has traditionally dominated.

Author : D. Palcic
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230297579
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatisation in Ireland written by D. Palcic and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes privatization in Ireland, a European economy that has experienced rapidly changing fortunes over the last thirty years. It examines the effects of privatization in terms of corporate performance, public finances and the distributional aspects of privatization including the impact on employment and share ownership.

Author : Ginka Ognyanova Borisova
Publisher : ProQuest
ISBN 13 : 9780549647393
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Privatization in the European Union written by Ginka Ognyanova Borisova and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2000 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: