Public enterprises never disappeared in spite of several privatization waves in the last three decades. This paper … and acquisitions confirms that in the last ten years there has been an increase of publicization relative to privatization …

The proposal to use privatization proceeds in order to decrease public debt in Italy is criticized for several reasons … tax evasion. Without targeting such unbalances, the privatization proceeds will only contribute to delaying a fiscal …

privatization in different countries. The discussed effects include: effects on consumers, tax-payers, workers, shareholders; on …