Reality Check: The Distributional Impact of Privatization in Developing Countries
Last Name: Nellis
First and Other Names: John, and Nancy Birdsall (eds)
Summary:
Throughout the 1990's, privatization of inefficient state-owned enterprises was strongly embraced in developing and transitional economies. Little attention has gone to the distributional implications of the privatization movement, a particularly surprising oversight given the current backlash in many settings against further privatization. This book offers a comprehensive set of country-specific studies on the effects of privatization on people —winners and losers in different income, employment, and education groups. The studies analyze the changes in public tax revenue from privatized enterprises, shifts in pension and other liabilities, and changes in income of different groups.
Year of Publication: 2005
Publisher: Center for Global Development
Category: Economics
Language: English