Pollitt, M.G. - Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge - 1999
This paper examines the course of the deregulation and privatisation of public enterprises in the UK since 1979. The UK … of the 1979-97 Conservative governments, it gained sustained advantage for pro-market political forces in the UK. … based around RPI-X price control and the evidence on the effects of the privatisation. We conclude by evaluating the policy …