fiscal crisis and encouraged by neo-liberal ideology, governments embraced the concept of “privatization,” shifting … management and control over public services to private entities. Despite disagreements over the merits of privatization, both … these dichotomies. In this view, “privatization” is best understood as a rhetorical strategy, part of a broader neo …

privatization, but most respondents prefer to leave firms in private hands. We examine who wants to revise privatization and why …. Respondents with poor human capital and few assets support revising privatization due to a preference for state over private … property. Economic hardships during transition increase support for revising privatization due to the perceived unfairness of …

Studies of mass support for economic reform reveal a simple conclusion: Everyone hates privatization. Yet whether … respondents hold this view due to a preference for state property or concerns about the legitimacy of privatization is unclear. We … capital affects support for revising privatization primarily via a preference for state property over private property …

We analyze the effect of privatization on the performance of British Airways by examining the privatization's impact on … Airways' privatization, implying expectation of a more competitive British Airways. Closer rivals of British Airways … significantly upon privatization. The results suggest that a change from government to private ownership improves economic …