Privatization
An International Review Of Performance
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2019
Book
Hardback
332 pages
978-0-367-31745-4 (ISBN)
Description
Contracting out public sector services and divesting public enterprises are reforms that have enjoyed widespread global popularity in recent years. Better services, lower prices and greater accountability are the promises made by politicians, senior executives, and investment companies when functions are moved from the public sector to private ente
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-31745-4 (9780367317454)
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Person
Graeme Hodge is director (research) at the International Centre for Management in Government, Monash Mt. Eliza Business School, Monash University, Australia. He is the author of two previous books and many research papers in management, social and economic policy, and public administration. Widely acknowledged as a leading authority on privatization issues, he has been appointed adviser to Parliamentary Inquiries, and consults to federal, state, and local governments throughout Australia.
Content
Concepts Underpinning Privatization -- Introduction -- Privatization Patterns -- Theoretical Foundations for Privatization -- Performance Evalution Framework -- Performance Framework for the Assessment of Effectiveness -- Review Methodology -- Empirical Knowledge of Privatization Performance -- Performance Data for Privatization as Contracting Out -- Reviewing the Effectiveness of Privatization as Contracting Out -- Performance Data for Privatization as Enterprise Sales -- Reviewing the Effectiveness of Privatization as Enterprise Sales -- Learning to Get the Balance in Privatizatio