under-priced, and making it difficult to expand services. The report indicates that although privatization, competitive … privatization to generate widely shared social benefits, infrastructure industries must be thoroughly restructured and able to … sustain competition. Thus restructuring, to introduce competition should be done before privatization, and regulation should …

privatization in developing countries (including transition economies). The paper draws some lessons for policy and offers some … suggestions on how to assess privatization, at least in countries where there is still scope for it. The paper suggests that … although understanding of the efficiency gains of privatization has increased significantly in recent years, there is an …

This paper takes stock of recent privatization trends, examines the extent to which government ownership is still … 2003, 120 developing countries carried out nearly 8,000 privatization transactions and raised $410 billion in privatization … revenues. Privatization activity peaked in 1997 and dropped off in the late 1990s and, while still at overall low levels, is …

The paper evaluates the effects of privatization in the post-communist economies and China. In post-communist economies … privatization to foreign owners results in a rapid improvement in performance of firms, while performance effects of privatization … development. In China relatively more estimates suggest that privatization to domestic owners improves the level of performance …

The paper analyzes governments'tradeoff between fiscal benefits and consumer surplus in privatization reforms of … noncompetitive industries in developing countries. Under privatization, the control rights are transferred to private interests so … developing countries, tight budget constraints imply that privatization may be optimal for low profitability segments. For highly …

productivity of job and worker reallocation. Then they investigate the effects of privatization, product and labor market … the transition has contributed significantly to aggregate productivity growth. Privatization has not only stimulated … privatization on firm productivity varies considerably across countries and is not always positive. The productivity gains from …