This article seeks to identify the reasons behind the privatization programmes undertaken by governments of the … European Union (EU), particularly, the EU 15. The privatization of public enterprises was one of the most important economic … bibliography on the topic. Despite this, there remains a lack of consensus on the reasons why governments implemented privatization …

subject of this study is the analysis of network industries with particular emphasis on privatization in this field in general … is threefold. The chapter on privatization is based on a theoretical model, followed by a chapter on the institutional …

commit to contracts with private firms that induce a truthful diagnosis. Privatization therefore increases costs due to … impact on outcomes in public facilities. -- Privatization ; public sector contracting ; credence goods ; incomplete contracts …

firms undertake them if incentives are strong enough. -- Privatization ; public sector contracting ; incomplete contracts …

spite of a wave of crises and recessions in the late 1990s and early 2000s). Privatization has made a great deal of progress … somewhat. One of the main lessons for privatization policy makers in MENA countries from the experience in other regions is … ; Privatization ; Business climate ; Middle East ; North Africa ; Latin America ; Post-communist ; Central and Eastern Europe …

This report is concerned with the analysis of privatization and private sector development for the eastern and … development and, to a greater or lesser extent, privatization of stateowned assets. However, there is a great deal of … divided into two groups: one, including Algeria, Libya, and Syria, where reforms promoting privatization and private sector …