The Political Economy of Privatization in Rich Democracies

by Herbert Obinger, Carina Schmitt, Stefan Traub

Almost all advanced democracies have launched significant privatization programs over the last three decades. However, while there was a global run into privatization, substantial cross-national differences in the divesture of state-owned enterprises can be observed. This book focuses on the political economy of privatization, and addresses the questions 'What are the driving forces behind this development and how can the variation be explained?'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199669686
• ISBN13: 9780199669684
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"