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Privatization: An Economic Analysis.
Abstract
The process of selling assests and enterprises to the private sector raises questions about natural monopolies, the efficiency and equity of state-owned versus privately owned enterprises, and industrial policy. This comprehensive analysis of the British privatization program explores these questions both theoretically and empirically.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kay, J. A., Vickers, J., & Yarrow, G.
- Venue
- Economica
- Publisher
- JSTOR
- Published
- 1990-02
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 225
- Pages
- 133
- ISSN
- 0013-0427 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2329492341
- Cited by
- 1,054
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 276.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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