countries—namely Algeria, Egypt, and Poland—have tackled reforms in these areas …

provide guidance to policymakers regarding bank privatization …This paper provides an overview of the possible linkages between state-owned banks, privatization, and banking sector …

liberalization, privatization, and stabilization reforms. Theory predicts that decentralization may aggravate fiscal imbalances … over 19 years to address a central question of fact: Did privatization help to promote local governments' fiscal discipline …? The answer is clearly 'no' for privatization considered in isolation. However, privatization and subnational f …

institutional weakness in Ukraine and quantify the long-term growth impact of catching-up to Poland in terms of the quality of major … quality is weakest compared to Poland, followed distantly by market competition, openness to trade and financial depth. Using … most optimistic scenario, where institutional gaps are fully addressed, Ukraine would need 15 years to catch up to Poland …

This paper reviews a selection of studies on privatization experiences in transition countries. Empirical studies … is reviewed, along with the question of whether privatization efforts support or hinder de novo private sector …