Privatization at the end of the century

InhaltsverzeichnisPreface.I. The Economics of Privatization.When the State Changes Its Mind: The Puzzle of Discontinuity in Government Control of Economic Activity.Privatization and Economic Growth: Reflections and Observations.An Alternative to Privatization: Coping with Managerial Slack in Public Firms.Public Choice Aspects of Privatization Policies: Driving Forces and Obstacles.Methods of Privatization: Auctions, Bargaining, and Giveaways.Comment on the Methods of Privatization: Politico-Economic and Historical Issues.II. Country Experiences.Privatization in the United Kingdom and Poland: The Model and Its Transformation.Privatization in Eastern Germany: The Never-Ending Story of the Treuhand.Privatization in the Czech Republic and Russia: The Voucher Model.Privatization in Estonia and Hungary: Selling Out.Comment on the Hungarian Experience: Trade Sales versus Mass Privatization.Privatization in China: Something to Learn From?.III. A Broader Perspective.Regulation of Privatized Networks: The Case of Telecommunications.Comment on the Regulation of Privatized Networks: The Case of Electricity Industry.Private Provision of Public Goods and Services.About the Authors.