Based on practitioners’ experience of making things work on the ground, severalcommon themes emerged. These themes prompted questions about how success can bereplicated, how to overcome obstacles, and what role government can play.The themes were:• scaling down and linking up;• cutting...

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This paper provides a unique contractual analysis of privatization from a state-owned company to a privately-owned company. Using a contractual approach, we analyze the advantages and disadvantages of private ownership versus state ownership under various circumstances. Our analyses focus on...