This paper reviews recent empirical evidence on privatisation in developing countries. Particular emphasis is placed on new areas of research such as the distributional impacts of privatisation. Overall, the literature now reflects a more cautious and nuanced evaluation of privatisation. Thus it...

This paper investigates if, and to what extent, banking structural reforms and the process of privatization may affect the top income shares over time. We focus on the case of Canada and Italy, which both undertook a major change within their banking sector in the early 1990s. Their banking...