Privatization can make governments more efficient, encourage investment, and create new
growth and employment. Such economic benefits help free public resources for …

" This paper takes stock of recent privatization trends, examines the extent to which
government ownership is still prevalent in developing countries, and summarizes emerging …

In the past decade governments all over the world have begun privatizing state enterprises—
indeed, it is becoming quite hard to find a country without a program of privatization under …

The theory and early experience of privatization in developing countries are reviewed.
Privatization has been spurred by widespread dissatisfaction with the performance of public …

The paper reviews recent evidence on the impact of privatization. It focuses on traditional
privatization efforts involving firms in competitive markets. It shows that privatization …

From 1997 to 2001, more than 4,000 privatization operations have been carried out in more
than 100 countries, bringing in government revenues of over 1,362 billion dollars. The …

This paper examines the role that privatization can play within a wider strategy designed to
overcome the problems associated with public enterprises. For this purpose, privatization is …

This report was initiated largely in response to interest by member governments and staff of
the World Bank for information on the practical aspects of privatization of state-owned …

Despite being one of the most fundamental issues in political economy, the question of the
appropriate boundary between public and private enterprise received relatively little …

Policy design is important for both public enterprise reform and privatization. The obstacles
to privatization and the incentives to carry out 'inappropriate'privatization are considered …