privatization patterns. While privatization of the universal service provider (USP) is common in telecommunications and airlines, it …) and the mechanisms traditionally used to finance it have prevented privatization in the postal sector. By using a model of … a mixed duopoly, we explain that privatization is inversely related to the cost of public funds for USO transfers and to …

provincial level for service provision, and privatization of the service production. This article analyses that reform, and … empirically studies whether privatization and cooperation have had any significant effect on costs incurred by the government for … not find a significant relationship between privatization and costs. …

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 …

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 …

The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of intermunicipal cooperation and privatization on the delivery costs …