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Political Economy of Privatization in Rich Democracies

by Herbert Obinger, Carina Schmitt

PrivatizationEconomic policyGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Almost all advanced democracies have launched significant privatisation programs over the last three decades. However, while there was a global run into privatisation, substantial cross-national differences in the divesture of state-owned enterprises can be observed. This book focuses on the political economy of privatisation, and addresses many questions.

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