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countries, none of which systematically reprivatized firms during the 1930s. Privatization in Nazi Germany was also unique in … transferred to private ownership belonged to diverse sectors. Privatization was part of an intentional policy with multiple … financial restrictions were a central motivation. In addition, privatization was used as a political tool to enhance support for …
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Italys first Fascist government applied a large-scale privatization policy between 1922 and 1925. The government … private firms to build and operate motorways. While ideological considerations may have had a certain influence, privatization … and the Partito Nazionale Fascista. Privatization also contributed to balancing the budget, which was the core objective …
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countries, none of which systematically reprivatized firms during the 1930s. Privatization in Nazi Germany was also unique in … transferred to private ownership belonged to diverse sectors. Privatization was part of an intentional policy with multiple … financial restrictions were a central motivation. In addition, privatization was used as a political tool to enhance support for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005138832
This research is developed within the general framework of the study on privatization costs. Analysing the costs … basis of our results, we can evaluate the financial efficiency of the privatization through PO's in Spain, and suggest …
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groups. This paper documents both the creation and the privatization of the SOE sector in Puerto Rico, and analyzes the role … might have played a significant role in the building of the SOE sector, we find that privatization was driven basically by …
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Reliance on private partners to help provide infrastructure investment and service delivery is increasing in the United States. Numerous studies have examined the determinants of the degree of private participation in infrastructure projects as governed by contract type. We depart from this...
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We use an ordered logistic model to empirically examine the factors that explain varying degrees of private involvement in the U.S. water sector through public-private partnerships. Our estimates suggest that a variety of factors help explain greater private participation in this sector. We find...
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Intermunicipal cooperation is being increasingly adopted in various countries as a part of local service delivery reforms. This paper draws on survey data from Spain’s municipalities to examine the reasons underpinning the decisions of local governments to engage in intermunicipal cooperation...
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This article analyzes hospital privatization by comparing costs and quality between different ownership forms. We put …
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This paper analyzes the cost implications of privatization and cooperation in the provision of solid waste services for … privatization in saving costs. Both production forms can enable small municipalities to cut costs by exploiting scale economies …
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