Privatization or Public Enterprise Reform?

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Privatization or Public Enterprise Reform? International Case Studies with Implications for Public Management

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Ali Farazmand

Book Code: GM0631

ISBN: 0-313-30631-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30631-0

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288 pages, figures

Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/2000

List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £75.00)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions in Economics and Economic History

Series Number: 220

Reviews:

This book presents case-study material on privatization of public interprise management and of other government functions in different countries, with an introduction providing key issues, perspectives, cautions, suggestions and recommendation in an answer to the question: 'Is privatization a good public policy?'
—International Review of Administrative Sciences 2003
...provides a warnign signal to those complacently settled on the pillion of privatization...a very spirited presentation of 12 cross-country case studies by eminent scholar's in the field.
—Public Administration Review January/February 2003

Description: Challenging the prevailing view of privatization, this book analyzes the state of privatization around the world and offers policy suggestions. It includes original material of an analytical, empirical, and case study nature on the theory and practice of privatization, its relationship with the globalization of capital, its political and ideological underpinnings, its political, social, and economic consequences around the world. Its originality, currency, and critical perspectives make it a unique source for a wide variety of audiences. The book's opening chapters deal with an extensive theoretical introduction followed by discussions on contracting out, public enterprise reform, and UN-led evaluations of contracting performance. In part two, the book turns to privatization and its flaws in major industrialized nations, including the United States, France, Germany, United Kingdom, and Australia. Part three analyzes privatization and its effects on policy and administration in Asian and Middle Eastern countries, including Post-revolutionary Iran, India, Singapore, Hong Kong-China, and Arab developing countries. Arguing that privatization is a poor policy with many dangers, the book offers suggestions for serious reform of public enterprise management and for alternatives to privatization.

Table of Contents:

Preface by Ali Farazmand
Privatization Or Public Enterprise Reform?: Implications for Public Management, An Introduction by Ali Farazmand
Government Contracting Services and Public Enterprise Reform
Contracting Between Governments and the Private Sector: Private Haven or Public Risk? By Guy Callender and Judy Johnston
Public Enterprise Reform and Performance Contracting by Anthony Bennett
Privatization and Public Enterprise Reform in More Developed Nations
France: Privatization in France by Vivien Schmidt
Germany: The German Privatization Debate by Margaret Reid
U.S.A.: The Contracting Conundrum: Or, Do We Really Understand Privatization by Nicholas Henry
United Kingdom: Privatization and the New Public Enterprise: The New Labour Agenda for Public Management by Francis Terry
Australia: Privatization and Public Enterprise in Australia by F. Collyer, J. McMaster and R. Wettenhall
Privatization and Public Enterprise Reform in Developing Countries
Iran: Public Enterprise and Reform in Iran by Ali Farazmand
India: Privatization and Public Enterprise Reform in India by S. Maheshwari
Privatization in Developing Countries: Formal Causes, Critical Reasons, and Adverse Impacts by Shamsul Haque
Challenges to Privatization in Developing Countries: A New Look by W. Kurtz and R. Cunningham
Index

LC Card Number: 00-033127

LCC Class: HD3850

Dewey Class: 338


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