This paper surveys and analyzes the economic literature on 'privatization'policies, restricting
coverage to policies designed to improve the operating efficiency of public sector …

The aim of this paper is to discuss the period of energy privatisation and liberalisation which
began in the 1980s within its wider historical context. The key issues are what has been …

This paper argues that the private-public ownership factor should be differentiated from
other factors that also influence the effect of privatization on efficiency. This is empirically …

Are resources allocated more efficiently through private ownership than through the public
sector? The experiences of eleven newly privatised companies are examined to evaluate …

Attempts to promote efficiency in the provision of local authority services through competitive
tendering are viewed as a significant element of the Government's privatisation policy. Not …

The electricity supply industry (ESI) is one of the most important sectors in a modern
industrial economy. The importance of the industry in economic development has resulted in …

This first volume of the Official History studies the background to privatisation, and the
privatisations of the first two Conservative Governments led by Margaret Thatcher from May …

This paper examines the performance of panel data models in measuring cost-efficiency of
electricity distribution utilities. Different cost frontier models are applied to a sample of 59 …

This paper focuses on how to promote regional cooperation in electricity. We begin by
discussing the theory of international trade cooperation in electricity, with a view to …

Privatisation is often explained by a desire to achieve efficiency. Some authors propose that
the main reason for inferior performance under public ownership is interference from …