The authors analyze the impact of privatization on the performance of 116 electric utilities in 10 Latin American … the first systemic analysis of the impact of privatization on the distribution of the electricity sector. Second, it … picture of the effects of privatization on consumers. Fourth, this research covers a longer period of time, and evaluates …

This paper shows empirically that "privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the … privatization and the introduction of independent regulators have, at best, only partial effects on the consequences of corruption …