"The paper evaluates the effects of privatization in the post-communist economies and China. In post …-communist economies privatization to foreign owners results in a rapid improvement in performance of firms, while performance effects of … privatization to domestic owners are less impressive and vary across regions, coinciding with differences in policies and …

"Profitability improvements after the privatization of a large state-owned bank might come at the expense of reduced … access to financial services for some groups, especially the rural poor. The privatization of Tanzania's National Bank of …'s profitability and portfolio quality improved although credit growth was slow, in line with privatization experiences in other …

"The paper analyzes governments' tradeoff between fiscal benefits and consumer surplus in privatization reforms of … noncompetitive industries in developing countries. Under privatization, the control rights are transferred to private interests so … developing countries, tight budget constraints imply that privatization may be optimal for low profitability segments. For highly …