In the last decades of the 20th century, privatization has been a key policy instrument in the move to more market-based economic systems in all parts of the de

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

Electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, railways, and water supply, are often vertically and horizontally integrated state monopolies. This results in wea

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