feudal elite; withdrew its hand with a propitious mass privatization that rallied the private sector; marginalized an …

the market. In particular, we look at whether speed of privatization, legal institutions or initial conditions are more … endogeneity, confused issues of speed and level of privatization, and did not face up to the problems of multicollinearity. Our … results suggest that, contrary to the earlier literature, the speed of privatization is negatively associated with growth, but …

While it is by now well known that the privatization of township- and village-run enterprises (TVREs) has been rapidly … and widely taking place in China, it is much less known whether and to what extent privatization has improved resource … allocation and productivity. As a first step toward the fuller understanding of the effect of privatization, this study …

"This paper studies the cycles of nationalization and privatization in resource-rich economies. We discuss available … evidence on the drivers and consequences of privatization and nationalization, review the existing literature, and present … of the observed cycles of privatization and nationalization, and is consistent with a variety of observed phenomena …

investigate the demand for the rule of law in post-Communist economies after privatization under the assumption that theft is …

This paper investigates a unique policy designed to maintain employment during the privatization of East German firms …