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Privatization and Deregulation of Transport

Jessop, Alan - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 14 (2001) 6, pp. 522-525

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Gallet, Wilma - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 29 (2016) 5, pp. 426-440

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges confronting Christian-based organisations operating in the employment services quasi-market in Australia. It focuses on the tensions that arise for these organisations as they endeavour to deliver services that reflect their...

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The tropical waste dilemma: waste management in Panama

Linowes, Richard; Brown Hupert, Mollie - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 1 (2006) 3, pp. 225-234

Purpose – The Panamanian Government wants to spur economic development along the shores of the Panama Canal, but inadequate waste disposal capabilities discourage substantial investment. Squatters and scavengers now also live on the largest landfill in the area and their living conditions pose...

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The privatization of the Mexican banking sector in the 1990s: from debacle to disappointment

Mannsberger, Jörg; Brad McBride, J. - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 2 (2007) 4, pp. 320-334

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the two‐step process of bank privatization in Mexico in the 1990s … learned from bank privatization in an important emerging market. Design/methodology/approach – Information was collected … bank privatization process was characterized by inadequate regulatory and financial controls which permitted large …

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The development of employee ownership in China

Mygind, Niels; Faigen, Benjamin - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 12 (2017) 3, pp. 464-487

Purpose Little systematic work has been completed on the incidence of employee ownership in a Chinese context. Similar to the situation in Eastern Europe, this type of ownership was quite widespread in China, particularly during the 1990s. Based on the existing literature and available...

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Ownership and employment in Russian industry: 1992‐1995

Linz, Susan J. - In: International Journal of Manpower 23 (2002) 1, pp. 32-61

What impact did privatization have on employment in Russian industry? Utilizes data collected from a panel of 6 …

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Economic Adjustment and Cultural Change: Peronist Unions in Argentina 1990

Ejdesgaard Jeppesen, Anne Marie - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 9, pp. 77-88

Proposes to discuss some of the social and cultural consequences of the Structural Adjustment Programme in Argentina in 1990. The general assumption is that changes in economic policies provoke cultural changes which will on the other hand affect the possibilities of economic development. The...

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In response to globalization: what we can learn from the Telstra experience

Chu, Jou‐juo - In: International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 4, pp. 366-379

The aims of this article are threefold. It first examines the initiatives taken by Australian governments to deregulate the telecommunications industry as a means to increase its capability to encounter the intensification of international competition. Then it moves to explore the strategies...

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Privatization: Impact on NHS Ancillary Services

Cumming, Morag - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 4 (1992) 3

Investigates the perception of and attitudes towards competitive tendering for ancillary services of the hospital populations in three Scottish NHS hospitals. Results suggest that: there is a discrepancy between the Government′s stated objectives and those perceived by the public; it is unclear...

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Political Economy, Democracy and Eastern Europe

Clark, Barry S. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 19 (1992) 7/8/9, pp. 259-272

Recent proposals for swift privatization of all social property in Eastern Europe overlook the unique history and … Eastern Europe develops stable democratic institutions, mass privatization is likely to result in chaos and the reimposition …

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