Name: Privatization at the End of the Century
ISBN: 978-3-642-60825-4

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Herbert Giersch (Past President)⁰

Herbert Giersch
1. Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel, Germany
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Part of the book series: Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation (EGON-SOHMEN)

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Table of contents (15 papers)

Front Matter

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The Economics of Privatization
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 1-1
  
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2. When the State Changes Its Mind: The Puzzle of Discontinuity in Government Control of Economic Activity
  
  Thráinn Eggertsson
  
  Pages 3-27
3. Privatization and Economic Growth: Reflections and Observations
  
  Patrick Plane
  
  Pages 29-52
4. An Alternative to Privatization: Coping with Managerial Slack in Public Firms
  
  Dieter Bös
  
  Pages 53-67
5. Public Choice Aspects of Privatization Policies: Driving Forces and Obstacles
  
  Jean-Jacques Rosa
  
  Pages 69-96
6. Methods of Privatization: Auctions, Bargaining, and Giveaways
  
  Klaus M. Schmidt, Monika Schnitzer
  
  Pages 97-133
7. Comment on the Methods of Privatization: Politico-Economic and Historical Issues
  
  Uwe Siegmund
  
  Pages 135-143
Country Experiences
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 145-145
  
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2. Privatization in the United Kingdom and Poland: The Model and Its Transformation
  
  Piotr Jasinski
  
  Pages 147-173
3. Privatization in Eastern Germany: The Never-Ending Story of the Treuhand
  
  Dieter Bös
  
  Pages 175-197
4. Privatization in the Czech Republic and Russia: The Voucher Model
  
  Michal Mejstrik
  
  Pages 199-233
5. Privatization in Estonia and Hungary: Selling Out
  
  Ralph P. Heinrich
  
  Pages 235-258
6. Comment on the Hungarian Experience: Trade Sales versus Mass Privatization
  
  Peter Mihályi
  
  Pages 259-267
7. Privatization in China: Something to Learn From?
  
  Barbara Krug
  
  Pages 269-293
A Broader Perspective
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 295-295
  
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2. Regulation of Privatized Networks: The Case of Telecommunications
  
  Henning Klodt
  
  Pages 297-321
3. Comment on the Regulation of Privatized Networks: The Case of Electricity Industry
  
  Stephen C. Littlechild
  
  Pages 323-327
4. Private Provision of Public Goods and Services
  
  Deepak Lal
  
  Pages 329-361
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Pages 363-367

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Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel, Germany

Herbert Giersch

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Book Title: Privatization at the End of the Century
Editors: Herbert Giersch
Series Title: Publications of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60825-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin - Heidelberg 1997
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64574-7Published: 26 September 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-60825-4Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 367
Topics: Economics, general

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The Economics of Privatization

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Country Experiences

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A Broader Perspective

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Kiel Institute of World Economics, Kiel, Germany

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