Privatization of Public Enterprises in Latin America
Author : William P. Glade
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 19,13 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Government business enterprises
ISBN : 9781558151291
Author : William P. Glade
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 19,13 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Government business enterprises
ISBN : 9781558151291
Author : Alberto Chong
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 47,48 MB
Release : 2005-03-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821383507
Privatization is under attack. Beginning in the 1980s, thousands of failing state-owned enterprises worldwide have been turned over to the private sector. But public opinion has turned against privatization. A large political backlash has been brewing for some time, infused by accusations of corruption, abuse of market power, and neglect of the poor. What is the real record of privatization and are the criticisms justified? 'Privatization in Latin America' evaluates the empirical evidence on privatization in a region that has witnessed an extensive decline in the state's share of production over the past 20 years. The book is a compilation of recent studies that provide a comprehensive analysis of the record of and accusations against privatization, with important recommendations for the future. Seven countries are investigated: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. This book will be vital to anyone interested in the privatization debate but especially to those involved in civil service reform, corporate governance, economic policy, finance, and anticorruption efforts. 'Privatization is important but controversial. While economists typically favor it, others are skeptical. This book provides strong scientific evidence that privatization has been beneficial for many Latin American countries, although some privatizations failed and some groups in society lost out. As usual, the devil is in the details: how privatization is carried out and what reforms accompany it are crucial to its success. The book is definitely an invaluable contribution to the privatization debate.' --Oliver Hart, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics, Harvard University
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Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 16,55 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Government ownership
ISBN :
Author : William Glade
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 32,16 MB
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429720653
Privatization of large national enterprises has been the most far-reaching of Latin America's dramatic structural reforms, the objective being to underpin fiscal stability by shedding huge capital requirements. But long-term gains to the economy also depend on such factors as increased efficiency through better communications and infrastructure and
Author : Werner Baer
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 1994-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
As import-substitution industrialization yields to increasing market liberalization in Latin America in the 1990s, privatization assigns new roles to both the public and private sectors. After the decade of the debt crisis, a much weakened State will reorient its policy efforts to the difficult issues of limited fiscal and monetary choices, regulation of newly privatized firms, and long-postponed social programs. However, privatization represents a mhallenge for the private sector as much as it is an issue for the public sector. Foreign and domestic capital will be asked to play a critical role in revitalizing battered economies. New players, from penny-capitalists to pension funds, and new institutions, including dramatically altered banking systems and suddenly thriving stock markets, have recently appeared. The changing roles of public and private sectors and the implications of these developments are the focus of this book.
Author : Werner Baer
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,44 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Government ownership
ISBN :
Author : Felipe Barrera-Osorio
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 30,78 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1597820601
This book provides a detailed microeconomic analysis of the impact of various privatizations in different countries in the region. Its central message is that in many cases, contrary to popular belief, society as a whole and in particular the poor have benefited from privatization. The book presents a careful analysis of the various mechanisms through which privatization has an impact on welfare, an analysis that by and large has been missing from the debate. Case studies of water sector privatization in Argentina and Colombia, and also the telecom industry in Peru are included.
Author : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher : OECD
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 40,87 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Manuel Sánchez
Publisher :
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Daniel C. Levy
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 45,53 MB
Release : 1986-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780226476087
Latin America higher education has undergone an astonishing transformation in recent years, highlighted by the private sector's growth from 3 to 34 percent of the region's total enrollment. In this provocative work Daniel Levy examines the sources, characteristics, and consequences of the development and considers the privatization of higher education within the broader context of state-society relationships. Levy shows how specific national circumstances cause variations and identifies three basic private-public patterns: one in which the private and public sectors are relatively similar and those in which one sector or the other is dominant. These patterns are analyzed in depth in case studies of Chile, Mexico, and Brazil. For each sector, Levy investigates origins and growth, and then who pays, who rules, and whose interests are served. In addition to providing a wealth of information, Levy offers incisive analyses of the nature of public and private institutions. Finally, he explores the implications of his findings for concepts such as autonomy, corporatism, and privatization. His multifaceted study is a major contribution to the literature on Latin American studies, comparative politics, and higher education.