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Transforming Mozambique : the politics of privatization, 1975-2000

Pitcher, M. Anne - 2002

Economic transformations in Africa have been dramatic. This study of Mozambique's shift to a market economy reveals that it is more political and protracted than critics contend. The state remains a central actor, but social forces have also shaped the outcome of the restructuring

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Privatization in Latin America : myths and reality

Chong, Alberto (contributor); … - 2005

Privatization is under attack. Beginning in the 1980s, thousands of failing state-owned enterprises worldwide have been … turned over to the private sector. But public opinion has turned against privatization. A large political backlash has been … record of privatization and are the criticisms justified? Privatization in Latin America evaluates the empirical evidence on …

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Privatizing public lands

Lehmann, Scott - 1995

This work critically examines the thesis that public lands would be more productive if they were private, or, failing that, managed as if they were private. The discussion includes background chapters on US federal lands, management agencies, economics and ethics

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Under new ownership : privatizing China's state-owned enterprises

Yusuf, Shahid - 2006

Although China's centrally planned economy is a little more than a shadow of its former self, the closely inter-linked reforms of the enterprise and banking sectors are still incomplete. The relative size of the state-owned enterprise sector has been much reduced, however, the sector remains the...

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How capitalism was built : the transformation of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia

°Aslund, Anders - 2007

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Privatization : successes and failures

Roland, Gérard (contributor) - 2008

The privatization of large state-owned enterprises is one of the most radical policy developments of the last quarter …, privatization has spread from Europe to Latin America, from Asia to Africa, reaching its zenith with Central and Eastern Europe …, corruption, and cronyism. Privatization: Successes and Failures evaluates the practices and results of privatization in Eastern …

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International Privatisation : Strategies and Practices

Clarke, Thomas - 2011

3. Privatization and "Popular Capitalism": The Case of Japan -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Case of Zaibatsu Dissolution …" -- Part II. The Retreat of the State in the Advanced Industrial Economies -- Chapter 4. Privatization American Style: The … "Grand Illusion" -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Privatization and Economic Performance -- 4.3 Privatization and Deficit Reduction …

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Private Solutions for Infrastructure in Cambodia : A Country Framework Report

Staff, World Bank - 2001

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Green Barons, Force-of-Circumstance Entrepreneurs, Impotent Mayors : Rural Change in the Early Years of Post-Socialist Capitalist Democracy

Swain, Nigel - 2013

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Maps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Politics, Policies and Legal Measures -- The National Politics of Early Post-Socialism -- Poland -- Hungary -- Czechoslovakia and the Czech and Slovak Republics -- Bulgaria --...

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Closing Down : Capitalism and the Privatisation of Life

Curtis, Neal - 2012

Cover -- Contents -- 1. Enclosing the World, or Idiotism -- 2. The Ideology of Idiotism -- 3. Idiotism and Economics -- 4. Idiotism and Politics -- 5. Idiotism and Culture -- 6. Opening the World, or Democracy -- Bibliography -- Index.

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