What legal, political and economic institutions are shaping privatisations processes in the world? This paper addresses the issue presenting new evidence for a sample of 49 countries. From an empirical analysis for the period 1977-1996, the decision to privatise appears to be related to...

Which legal, political, and economic institutions are shaping privatization processes in the world? This paper addresses the issue, presenting new evidence for a sample of 49 countries. From an empirical analysis for the period 1977-96, the decision to privatize appears to be influenced by...